TSN Toronto Reporter Mark Masters reports on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg on Friday ahead of Saturday’s rematch against the Jets.
Are the Toronto Maple Leafs a dirty team?
"I don't think so," said Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice. "I don’t feel that. The league has said they're not so we will abide by the league's rulings. But they're a poorer team, right. There's some fines. Probably they'll be looking for some part-time jobs now, because that's gotta hurt."
The last two times the Leafs and Jets have played, a Toronto player walked away lighter in the wallet. Zach Hyman was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for high sticking defenceman Neal Pionk late in a game last week while Joe Thornton was fined $3,017.24, again the maximum allowed, for a hit on Mathieu Perreault, ruled interference, on Thursday night.