Toronto Maple Leafs: Babcock Teams Have Always Lacked “Grit”

This is the 5th season with Mike Babcock behind the bench of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After a playoff series in which the Toronto Maple Leafs almost won and did in fact out hit the mighty Boston Bruins. The narratives are back and stronger than ever that the Toronto Maple Leafs have no grit.

Some players we have are not the type you are going to see throwing massive body checks game in and game out. But they are physical. They battle 200 pound men to hold on to the puck.

That is why Toronto usually has the puck for most of the game. As great as it would be to see Auston Matthews lay out Brad Marchand every time they played it’s not likely to happen. Even less likely would it be for Matthews to…