TORONTO — Pat Quinn is committed to lifestyle changes to ensure he can handle the workload of coach and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

        Quinn, whose three-year contract extension worth $2 million kicks in next season, said Thursday he'll return as coach and GM of the Leafs.

        Quinn missed two games of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes because of an irregular heartbeat. Toronto lost to Carolina in six games.

        Quinn said his health problem is under control, and he plans on keeping it that way.

        “I have to make a mental change, clearly, on the things that I have done,” Quinn said. “I started out as a 16-year-old kid who figured the world was his own little cherry, and for a long time, it was.

        “I thought I was invincible, and I found out I wasn't. Health won't be an issue with me going forward because it's just not going to be. There's some changes you have to make in life.”

        Quinn, who weighs more than 280 pounds, hasn't had a cigar in 10 days.

        “That's the hardest part,” Quinn said. “It really is. I didn't inhale but it was my all-day sucker. It is a crutch.”

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