Despite minimal ice-time, it was Jason Spezza rallying the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5.
For the Toronto Maple Leafs it highlights something they already know. A veteran like Jason Spezza is a key locker room voice.
It’s telling that on the same day one-time Leafs locker-room veteran Patrick Marleau retired, another of his vintage was issuing the teams call to fightback.
In the Kyle Dubas era, perhaps no signing has offered as much value as the league minimum deal that Jason Spezza is signed to.