Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has signed restricted free agent forward Christian Hanson to a one-year contract.

Navégre.

A popular t-shirt this summer depicts a pirate skull-and-crossbones, emblazoned with ‘The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves’.

Dion Phaneuf must have been wearing one under his Maple Leafs sweater Monday morning as the new captain joined summer workouts for the first time and sent an early wake-up call that this 29th-place crew better be in ship shape long before training camp.

Just ask Nazem Kadri, who was caught with his head down coming across the blue line and had Phaneuf about to clobber him with a stiff shoulder until pulling back at the very last second. Or a couple of Marlie AHLers whom Phaneuf bowled over in the corners. Or the minor league goalies Phaneuf hacked hard at when they didn’t completely cover a rebound.

The defenceman’s game-day scowl was screwed on pretty tight, three weeks before camp medicals on Sept. 16.

“It was a long summer and it’s no secret we weren’t happy where we finished last year,” Phaneuf said. “Back at the first press conference I said what a huge honour it is to be the captain of this team. But I’m not going to change.”

Tyű...az szép lett volna, ha már most lebontja Kadrit az új kapitány...de reméljük tanult az esetből a gyerek, és nem fog szezon közben lehajtott fejjel bohóckodni a jégen, különben csúnya vége lesz.
Phaneuf meg igazi C-ként viselkedik, alig várom a szezont. :-))