The rest of the hockey world tends to have fun with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ struggles, so the 2025-26 season — particularly the last three games — has provided plenty of fodder, and on Sunday, it was a fellow NHL player who took a playful shot at them.
After Paul Bissonnette — a noted Maple Leafs fan — and the rest of the NHL on TNT crew said pregame that Pittsburgh could be in trouble in its afternoon affair against Vegas, the Penguins turned the tables, stomping the Golden Knights 5-0.
Their postgame interview guest was Erik Karlsson, who let Bissonnette know he heard what he said before taking a jab at the free-falling Maple Leafs and urging him to jump on the Penguins train.
Karlsson said: