Ex-Leaf Tomas Kaberle delivering food for his wife during pandemic #Covid19

Shug McSween Mar 28, 2020

Tomas Kaberle is one of the most popular Maple Leafs of all time. Known for his smooth skating, extremely high hockey IQ, and feathery passes, the soft spoken Kaberle won the hearts of the city from day one.

Turns out during this pandemic, Kaberle is helping out his wife’s restaurant and is delivering food door to door in Toronto.

Source: The man whose NHL career spanned 14 seasons has been helping out with his wife’s Italian restaurant, Quanto Basta, in Toronto. Kaberle, who was known as one of the league’s better passers during his time on the ice, now spends his days delivering food to people in the city where he made a name for himself. According to what he told CBC’s Carol Off, people who end up getting him as a delivery person end up either giggling or taking pictures before saying “I know you from somewhere.”

“It’s kind of fun,” he said. “If I can make them laugh at this time, whatever it takes.”

His wife, Julia Kaberle, says that it didn’t take much convincing to get the 2011 Stanley Cup champion’s assistance with this stuff. “He didn’t really offer. I kind of pushed him a little bit,” Julia said of her husband’s new role. “I said, ‘Please, can you help us out? It’s getting so busy.’ And he said, ‘Absolutely. You know, anything to give this a go.’ “

“I’ve got repeat customers asking for me, which is just funny,” Kaberle said. “One of our customers, I made their son laugh and made their day, and stuff like that. So that makes me happy.”

Good for Tomas! One of the best in the business, still finding ways to make people smile through these crazy times. Even after all these years, Kaberle providing assists for T.O!

Shug McSween

Shug McSween is a veteran here at DeanBlundell.com and has been contributing since day one. A sports nut with a sophisticated opinion, expect McSween to cover any and everything he's passionate about. When he's not busy writing and editing for our crew, McSween likes to get away via fairways and greens. He also contributes to The Hockey Writers, NHLTradeRumors.me and BballRumors.com

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