‘Clarkson had no excuse. Everyone knows the rule. You can’t leave the bench. If you do, it’s 10 games. But here’s a hometown Toronto guy who has just joined the Leafs and has been compared to Wendel Clark and Darcy Tucker, a character guy who wants to stick up for his teammates and be a leader and live up to his contract, a well-meaning guy who got carried away in the heat of the moment.’