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Not Liking The Leafs

01/05/2015 at 2:36pm EST

from Jeff Blair of Sportsnet,

Congratulations to the Toronto Maple Leafs: they have succeeded in beating the delusion out of their fan base.

Truth is, one of the most remarkable discoveries I’ve made doing my call-in show is that the delusional Leafs fan — the one who plans the Stanley Cup parade after back-to-back wins — is largely a creation of the media or an assumption on the part of fans of other teams. If anything, the average Leafs fan is more of a cynic than you’d imagine.

I also know this: Leafs Nation certainly doesn’t go out of its way to get its boys into the NHL All-Star Game. I mean, the point here isn’t to rage or even analyze fan balloting. It’s a fun and harmless exercise leading up to a meaningless game. I think it’s a hoot that Latvia managed to get Zemgus Girgensons voted in; if you’ve ever drunk with Latvians at the Olympics or on the World Cup bobsleigh circuit, it’s no surprise. They are pretty much the best.

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