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Thoughts On Evander Kane And The Toronto Maple Leafs

02/13/2015 at 12:21pm EST

from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

The most asked question of the week: “What did you think of the Evander Kane trade?” (More on that later.)

The second-most asked question of the week: “What on Earth is going on in Toronto?”

There’s been two David Clarkson scratches, one Phil Kessel demotion, a meeting with ownership… and a partridge in a pear tree.

There are two ways to look at it. The first is through the eyes of Jacques Lemaire, one of the sport’s smartest people. Years ago, when asked to explain his philosophy, he said, “Teaching the game the way I want it played.”

If you asked the Canadiens or Devils or Wild about that, they would say they knew if they didn’t do it his way, they weren’t going to play.

Not long ago, one coach (who knew he was going to be fired) said to his team, “Guys, the next coach is going to demand you play this way, so you might as well start now.”

That’s going to happen in Toronto, whether or not Peter Horachek is there. He’s beginning that process and he’s going to do it his way, consequences be damned.

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