.......... Tiger Williams and Maloney went at it later in that same game.
They later became teammates when Maloney came to the Leafs. (reminds me of when Dave Hutchison , then with LA Kings, broke his stick over Tiger Williams' back in an intense playoff game and they went at it, Hutchison a few years later became Tiger's team-mate when he joined the Leafs)
Ballard was a big fan of Maloney's as he was Sittler's linemate on the London Knights and always wanted him as a Leaf to reunite with Sittler.
Damn!... that Leafs team from 78-79 had 3 of the NHL's top fighters with Maloney , Williams and Hutchison.
RIP