Max Domi isn’t afraid to punch above his weight class. Domi’s head coach and his Toronto Maple Leafs‘ teammates love him for it.

The pesky forward put on a show Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks, scoring the Leafs’ second goal in a 5-0 rout. All anybody was talking about after the game was Domi’s second-period tilt with Canucks’ defenceman Marcus Pettersson. The 6-foot-5 Pettersson and 5-foot-10 Domi squared off in the second period, in what was a very one-sided tilt.

After the game Domi was quick to be crowned the Maple Leafs’ heavyweight champ, leaving some of his teammates in awe.

“Awesome. Threw a couple of rights, and then switched to left,” Maple Leafs forward Matias Maccelli said. “I didn’t know he had that, but it was just unreal. He’s the heavyweight now.”

Craig Berube is no stranger to dropping the mitts and loved every second of what Domi was willing to do to pump up his teammates. Berube went over to Domi to congratulate him once he returned to the bench post fight, and after the game, Berube made sure to let Domi’s teammates know that not only did he record his 100 point as a Leaf, it’s no contest now – he’s the Leafs’ heavyweight champ. It’s these types of moments that have a huge impact on the rest of the group, and as a former enforcer, Berube is well aware how important a fight like that is for the entire team.

“It does. Max has a lot of influence and respect on our team,” stated Berube. “When he takes on a way bigger opponent and does what he does, he can handle himself. It is good to see. Max has played really well lately. It seems like there is some really good chemistry between him and Matthews.”

“I didn’t really get many lefts in. I was mostly a righty, to be honest with you. But he is good at it. The old man taught him.”

Leafs’ goaltender Joseph Woll enjoyed every second of the Domi scrap from the other end of the ice, and after the game was asked about Domi’s willingness to stick his neck out for the team on a nightly basis.

“That guy’s fearless, he’s a pretty tough dude,” said Woll. “Not someone I’d want to fight, I’m glad he’s on our team.”

Domi is fearless, he’s rolling of late, showcasing great chemistry with Auston Matthews, and more importantly, he’s the Maple Leafs new heavyweight champion.

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