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Lars Eller offered a spicy quote on the Maple Leafs. Nazem Kadri called it ‘bulletin board material.’

By Julia Karron (@jkitsjulia) on October 15, 2018 | 0 Comment

After the Toronto Maple Leafs pulled off a 4-2 win in Washington on Saturday, Capitals third line center Lars Eller had mentioned his mind was somewhere else during the game.

Warning: the quote you’re about to read below is incredibly spicy, proceed with caution.

Friend of the blog Steve Dangle also noted the salty quote in his video recap of the game.

Per Tom Gulitti, this is the Eller quote in its entirety and the context behind it.

“Nothing special, really. We were just playing against Crosby and Malkin, so everything kind of drops off from there. It’s not that special, to be honest. It’s a good team, like a lot of others. They’ll probably be a playoff team, I would think.”

Leafs third line center Nazem Kadri took notice of Eller’s comments. That pungent aroma you’re smelling through your computer is beef.

Kadri then clarified those comments to TSN’s Kristen Shilton:

“I don’t know how he can be serious with that comment, but I understand they’re coming off taking a banner. You’ve got to give teams respect that have earned it, and I certainly feel we’ve earned it.”

Currently, the Leafs lead the league with 10 standings points.

At the start of the season, the Leafs were tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Winnipeg Jets as betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup this year. The Leafs have not won a playoff series since the 2011 season, and have lost their last two opening playoff series to the Capitals and Bruins.

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