The Toronto Maple Leafs inexplicably are started to show some fight back against teams that try to muscle them out of games.
Their 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals was the latest example of this, with the team refusing to simply be pushed around by the likes of Tom Wilson and Lars Eller.
Don’t get me wrong; the Toronto Maple Leafs are still not a physical team nor can we expect them to beat up upon other teams, but they did show some degree of not simply turtling or trying to out-skill their opponent.
There were late hits and more than a few more physical moments in the Capitals game, but the Leafs weren’t backing down, giving out their fair share of cross-checks, extra pushes and shoves and not allowing Washington to get in their heads with rough play.