[PHOTO] On the Toronto Maple Leafs' fans
Nov. 10th, 2009 07:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonald
Leafs Nation is the name of the official and heavily promoted Toronto Maple Leafs' fan club. Its members are devoted.
Quite devoted.
That's why it's such a shame that the team's ownership has been content to systematically abuse the Leafs' fanbase for years, accepting subpar performances from the team's players and coaches (no Stanley Cup in 40 years) and doing everything possible to lock up the seats for the well-heeled interested in some entertainment and a fanbase excluded from the rink who'll nonetheless hope that next year will be different. The Leafs have become a monopoly, really; that's why there's never going to be a second team in southern Ontario since it would create competition for the Leafs and the owners would actually have to do something other than milking the franchise.
Oh well. At least I'm not a hockey fan.
