Maple Leafs Coach Calls Ottawa's Tim Stutzle 'Biggest Diver In The F--king NHL' In Fun Lip-Reading Exercise

I've always kind of wanted to be a lip-reader. My ears work just fine, and I intend to keep it that way, but it seems like it would be a fun skill to have in your back pocket. This way, you can tell what people are saying about you from across the room.

Unfortunately, as it stands, I'm terrible at it. 

However, even I — a complete novice in the art of lip-reading — could tell exactly what Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe was saying on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators.

The Leafs were visiting the nation's capital (not ours, Canada's) defenseman Simon Benoit was whistled for tripping Senators forward Tim Stutzle.

However, the call was a little borderline, because it sure looked like the German-born Stutzle went to town just a little bit easily.

Want to know who agreed with that assessment?

Yup, Keefe.

Yeah, as far as lip-reading goes, that's about as easy as it gets. Plus, Keefe might be right about the diving, at least in that instance.

The Leafs lost this one 5-3, and Keefe wasn't the only one who was a little hot under the collar. 

Things even got testy when the Senators put the game away for good, thanks to a Riley Grieg empty-netter.

It was the way Grieg decided to put the puck in the back of the net — a full slapshot from the slot — that didn't sit well with Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly.

That cross-check Rielly delivered to Grieg's chops earned him a 5-minute major and a game misconduct. I don't think it would be too surprising to see him get a suspension for that too.

Although, I understand where the rage comes from. That play from Grieg was ridiculous. All it did was open the rage valve for Rielly who definitely wasn't happy about his team's second loss in three games since the All-Star break.