“I’m a little hesitant, at the end of the day we got into the playoffs in our 81st game, we didn’t get past the first round and yet still there was a lot of happiness and joy and optimism about where we can go.

“You know, you have to do it, and we understand that there’s a lot of work ahead of us.”

-Brendan Shanahan, President of the Toronto Maple Leafs on the hype surrounding the Leafs. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet has more.