Max Domi Unlocked The Cheat Code To Win Any Hockey Fight. Just Throw As Many Uppercuts As Humanly Possible
It's always great to see kids take over the family business. And for the Domi's, the family business is beating the absolute wheels off of dudes while wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. Tie Domi did it for 10 years while racking up the most penalty minutes in Leafs history, and is the NHL's all-time leader in career fights with 333 to his name.
Max Domi got to grow up for the first 10 years of his life watching his old man do this to people.
And now his old man gets to watch on as his boy carries the torch.
Max Domi originally came into the NHL having a little more skill than his old man. Kid put up 72 points in the 2018-19 season with the Habs. But now that he's in Toronto? Mitch Marner puts up 1.25 points per game. William Nylander is a point per game guy. Auston Matthews is a point per game guy. John Tavares is a point per game guy. The Leafs don't need any more skill guys to put the puck in the back of the net.
They need juice guys. They need someone to fire up the fellas on the bench, and bring some energy heading into the playoffs. A guy who is willing to just spam uppercuts until his victim submits. Max Domi is that guy. He might be the only guy on that team who is able to get the Yacht Club in the lower bowl off their ass and out of their seats.
Toronto still lost 3-2.