“I think we’ve got to get to be a way heavier team.”



Mike Babcock said it at the end of last week, but he was quick to clarify. He’s not asking his GM to reacquire Matt Martin and Roman Polak. He’s not asking Mitch Marner to start eating more beef jerky.



He’s asking the Maple Leafs to play differently.



“Being heavy isn’t getting on a scale and measuring yourself: It’s a state of mind,” Babcock continued. “So I think we can do a better job there. And I think we can continually get better defensively so that we are way better offensively and have the puck more. We got a lot of work to do. We understand where we’re at and where we want to go. And we’ve got to keep getting better.”



“People hear heavy and think throwing hits?” the coach was asked.



“No. It’s heavy on offence. It’s having the puck. It’s getting the...