Brad Marchand ticks off Leaf fans with latest comments about his dangerous trip on Timothy Liljegren

The lack of a response earned the team a tongue-lashing from Sheldon Keefe and GM Brad Treliving. Since that time, we have seen the Leafs get their noses a little bit dirtier, but the fact of the matter is that we won't know how they'll respond to the Bruins, and more specifically Brad Marchand, until tonight.

Today, Marchand was reminded of the trip on Liljegren back on November 2nd and, ahead of tonight's game, was asked about the lack of pushback from the Leafs after the hit. His response has irked Leafs Nation, because he still insists he did nothing wrong by intentionally taking Liljegren's feet out in one of the most dangerous plays in hockey.

The Leafs are dressing Ryan Reaves for the occasion tonight, so it's safe to say that they're anticipating a bit of a rough outing. As much as Leafs Nation probably wants the team to target Marchand and go for their pound of flesh, I'd settle for the Leafs hammering him with a couple of hits, making his night miserable in post-whistle scrums and beating the Bruins on the score sheet. They don't need to have someone drop the gloves with a much smaller Marchand to get the last laugh.