Another Maple Leaf Snow Job

July 17, 2008 @ 09:16

I find the older I get, the less interested I am in the Toronto Maple Leafs. That's because the older I get, the longer I've been around to see how this organization screws with its fans.

The latest pile of bullshit if the so-called free game they announced yesterday.

A September 22nd pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres will be free, totally free. Any fan lucky enough to get a ticket through some kind of a lottery, won’t have to pay.

On the surface, that’s pretty cool because there are a lot of fans in the GTA who don’t have a hope in hell of ever going to an over-priced Leaf game to see a crappy team.

What bothered me about yesterday’s announcement is the way it was presented, like it was a gift from the Leafs to the fans for all their years of undying support.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. All the tickets were purchased by Coca-Cola as part of a promotion, so it won’t cost the Leafs a goddamn nickel. If anything, the Leafs are going to make even more dough off this thing.

This is an “extra” pre-season game, so MLSE has already tucked away all the dough for those games. This “extra” game won’t bring in any ticket revenue, but it won’t cost them anything either thanks to Coca-Cola.

However, you can bet your ass the concession stands will be open that day, and on any given night with a full house the Leafs scoop about 300 thousand dollars out of their faithful fans pockets for ten dollar roast beef sandwiches and 12 dollar beer.

So in reality, this so-called “gift to their fans” is nothing more than an attempt to look good and give back while actually making an extra three hundred grand through the back door.

If the Leafs really wanted to impress somebody, they’d offer to give all concession money to a charity, or slash the price of their expensive substandard food for this game.

Don’t hold your breath.

Even In its purest form this entire exercise is bullshit, because even if the Leafs were actually eating the cost of the tickets, presenting it as a gift to their fans is totally inaccurate.

It's more like servicing a debt.

Category: Sports

16 Responses to "Another Maple Leaf Snow Job"

PartyPooper
July 17, 2008 / 11:03

I couldn't quite put my finger on it yesterday, but I think you hit the nail on the head, Freddie. The whole thing seems insincere. One game? That won't satisfy the entire leaf nation. A free game every month might be a little more appropriate. At least I would have a better chance of getting tickets. This just teases, if not annoys me. At the very least they should make the prices of the tickets more affordable for the TRUE leaf fans, not the business suits who sit in the good seat s with no interest in the game. MLSE still doesn't get it. Yesterday should have been about the fans, not the buck$.

RickyP
July 17, 2008 / 12:16

Nothing from MLSE surprises me. Did anyone actually expect anything substantial from those people?

I probably won't live long enough, but eventually the Leafs popularity will drop and MLSE will have to actually cater to the fans.

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