The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs were good and worth watching and cheering for, Pat Burns was the coach.I'll never forget those years. The team played with the same passion that Burns exhibited. I had the great fortune of meeting him and during those boom years and he was friendly, courteous, and welcoming. Not like the grizzly, intense, mean looking guy behind the Leaf bench.
Unfortunately, Pat Burns lost his battle with lung cancer today at the age of 58.
Leaf fans will always be thankful, and are thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Pat Burns (April 4, 1952 – November 19, 2010)
Some great articles about Pat.
http://www.thestar.com/article/894172--dimanno-pat-burns-a-man-s-man-with-a-tender-heart
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/19/16229576.html
http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101119/mtl_burns_reax_101119/20101119/?hub=MontrealHome
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