Dion Phaneuf was honoured by Leaf fans last night and he responded to the message of gratitude by applauding back in a brief skate of acknowledgement during a television timeout. “I just want to thank the fans for what they did. It meant a lot to me. That was some good closure. Real classy by them.” This slightly tearful moment lasted not very long as the former Leaf captain went on to drop the gloves in a scrap with one of his former teammates.
