Go Leafs Go
In almost twenty years I can't remember cheering against the New Jersey Devils like I did today. The best Easter gift possible came true as the Islanders defeated my boys from the Swamp to prevent the loathsome Toronto Maple Leafs from qualifying for the NHL post season - as if Montreal and their Eurotrash wannabe fans screwing up last night to finish out of the dance wasn't sweet enough.
I will also boldly predict that out of all the major metropolitan centres in Canada, the Golden Horseshoe area in and around Toronto will draw the lowest per capita viewership of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs because Leafs fans aren't hockey fans. They're Leafs fans.
See you out on the golf course, you bunch of no talent, couldn't get it done ham n' eggers.
Na na, hey hey, goodbye.
posted by Road Hammer @ 8:58 PM
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10 Comments:
You're bitter jealousy will get you nowhere.
I don't mean this queston sarcastically I genuinely mean it -With such a great team how come the Devs have such horseshit fans and can't fill the arena?
As a commodity, the Leafs are unbelievably successful but as a hockey team are pretty much hopeless.
As a hockey team, the Devils are unbelievably successful but as a commodity are pretty much hopeless.
What would you rather cheer for - a commodity or a hockey team?
I'll take the latter. However, in the interest of staying on topic, this isn't a post about the apathy of non-Ranger New York area hockey fans - it's about how the blue team failed once again to meet the first test for post-season success.
Time to put mothball the parade route map for a thirty-ninth consecutive year.
The Sens are going to shit the bed again and have next to no chance against the Pens. If they do manage to win they will get trounced by the Devils or Sabres.
Hammer - I wasn't trying to get off topic. I know damn well the Leafs on ice product is average at best (they did manage 91 points)and that they are a commodity. My question remains why the Devils can't put asses in the seats? I wasn't trying to change subject or poke fun at the Devils. I genuinely think it's a shame that they have attendance problems in what should be a decent hockey market. It doesn't speak well of the NHL's chances in markets like Atlanta, Columbus or Nashville.
The only satisfaction for leaf fans now is watching the Sens go out in the first round. After that you are right, Hammer. I will not watch much of the hockey playoffs; with the Raptors in the playoffs and the Jays starting up I have too much Toronto to watch. (Spoken like a true leaf fan, eh hammer).
and oh yeah, great job resting Brodeur. Did you call Lou to make sure that happened? Brodeur is a robot that doesn't need rest and the playoffs are still days away. Lou ruined the integrity of the game with that decision. It would be one thing if Clemenson played 15 games this year but the idiot only played 3!
I would like to remind all who comment that this post is about the futility of the Toronto Maple Leafs rather than finger-pointing conspiracy theories or ideas for potential Rutgers University MBA case studies.
You are bang on Hammer. Toronto is a Leaf town, not a hockey town.
I don't agree with that at all. The Marlies draw better than most AHL teams, there are OHL temam in Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto, and Oshawa and there is an abundance of Jr. B teams and amateur teams in the city.
Of course the NHL playoff ratings will be down in Toronto because the Leafs are out. The ratings go down in every city when their team gets knocked out. There is nothing unusual about that.
Put a non-Leaf farm team in Toronto and see how well they do. Based on the one-season history of the Toronto Roadrunners, I'd guess not well at all. Also, take a look at the pathetic attendance of the nearby Hamilton Bulldogs.
As for the OHL, St. Mike's plays in a rink that holds 1,600 people, the Ice Dogs are about to leave town any day now and no one goes to Battalion games. A quick Internet check shows that outside of Kitchener, junior teams in the area including Oshawa and those mentioned above play to 2/3 capacity on a good day.
Don't EVER imply Hamilton is part of Toronto.
The Hammer is undeniably part of Leafs Nation. I cite the mid-week games that used to be broadcast on CHCH during the Ballard years as Exhibit A.
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