The Maple Leafs are taking an active role in the NHL's crackdown on head shots.

General manager Brian Burke was part of the eight-man GM committee that will be forwarding a proposed rule change on hits to the head with shoulders and elbows.

"I believe we will present a rule change that will help reduce blind-side hits resulting in injury," Burke said from the league meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.

Full details were to be revealed Wednesday when the 30 GMs get a look at the proposal.

The Leafs nearly lost center John Mitchell for an extended period on Saturday when Chris Neil of the Ottawa Senators caught him with a shoulder to the head.

"Hopefully the GMs can start something," Leafs center Wayne Primeau said.

Luca Caputi had to share the spotlight during his big homecoming after Nikolai Kulemin stole the show with an overtime goal. Kulemin scored 4:11 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. While Kulemin was the star with the winning goal, it was also a big night for Caputi.

TORONTO - Luca Caputi's big homecoming had to share the spotlight with Nikolai Kulemin's overtime heroics.