Report: The Leafs the ‘least likable group’ ever.

Sportsnet’s Stephen Brunt sure didn’t pull any punches when he went on 960 The FAN radio in Calgary to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I think part of what’s gone on here is that they have managed to produce a team that is not just bad, but appears to not give a damn. It’s almost just rubbing it in people’s faces – the lack of try, the lack of effort. And they are the least likable group of professional athletes I think I’ve ever been around. And again, I don’t know these guys, but just the way they play, outside of the arena, the way they come across – they come across as the opposite of plucky underdogs that are trying really, really hard even if they’re not quite good enough." "This is like talented guys who are getting paid enormous amounts of money who stopped trying a long time ago and are kind of laughing at everybody. And that’s a bad vibe if you’re a consumer. That’s a bad vibe if you’re a fan to think, ‘Boy, they care way less than I do.’ And that’s how it’s coming across — whether or not that’s 100 percent true — that’s what’s coming across.” Phil Kessel probably wouldn't agree with Brunt, but he is right about one thing, it does SEEM like they don't care anymore. The front office team of president Brendan Shanahan, general manager Dave Nonis, and assistant GM Kyle Dubas will have their work cut out for them in putting together a better on-ice product for the 2015-16 season.