When he put heavyweights Francis Lessard, Zenon Konopka, and Chris Neil – Ottawa’s version of the Hanson brothers – into Monday’s lineup, MacLean served notice that the Senators weren’t going to be pushed around by the Leafs.
Asked if he expected a rough game from the Leafs, MacLean said:
“Well, historically it’s been that way, so I don’t anticipate that a game against a provincial rival is going to be any different because it’s an exhibition game.