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Stop Winning

December 31, 2008 @ 10:10

Another thing I look forward to in 2009 is watching the Toronto Maple Leafs.

(save all the insults and hear me out)

There's no getting around it, this is a fun team to watch and they're actually changing my attitude.

As the season began I vowed to pretty much ignore the Maple Leafs this season.

Prospects were poor. They had a rag tag lineup with a new coach and an interim general manager. The Leafs were out of the playoffs before the season started.

But something crazy happened along the way. This team is far from great, in fact they can't even be classed as good, but what they are is entertaining.

I'm watching them more and more.

What I love about this Leaf team is that they never give up. Even in some of the games where they've gotten their doors blown off, they still skate hard till the bitter end.

It's a weird situation. Any Leaf fans knows that the best thing that could happen to his franchise would be to lose every game, it's really the only way to turn things around over the long term.

But while you're watching this group of pluggers you can't help but let die-hard fan in you emerge and hope they win. It's like a guilty pleasure.

You know its wrong, but it feels oh so good.

And now we find ourselves in a familiar position that's done nothing for Leaf fans in the past.

It's two months before the trade deadline and the Leafs actually have a shot at making the playoffs. But really, what good will that do?

If they make the playoffs they won't last long, and if they "just" miss the playoffs they'll be drafting in the middle of the pack again.

Yes, as hard as it is to accept, the best thing possible for the Toronto Maple Leafs is to stop winning at the pace they are and go totally into the tank, and then at the trade deadline unload as many vets as possible.

It's the only way.

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41 Responses to "Stop Winning"


Jed Clampett
December 31, 2008 / 11:42

I agree, that the Leafs are exciting and play hard.
Common theme with Cliff Fletcher teams.
I returned to being a Leaf fan during his first time here when the Leafs started playing hard again.


Anonymous
December 31, 2008 / 12:27

How many higher draft picks have Detroit and NJ had over the Leafs over the past decade or so? It doesn’t matter if you draft high if you can’t develop talent.
For the first time since Ballard, I like the Leafs – because of Burke and because of the team that it has iced since the beginning of the year. Win Fred win; Burke will pull off a deal at the draft table and it will be more lucrative if he is dealing winners.
Remember, Wellwood was and still is labeled a loser by TO, and here he is in Vancouver, a bit player who has as many goals as anyone on the Leafs today – claimed off waivers – just the flip side of losing.


"Speyside Phil"
January 2, 2009 / 10:48

We still have Antropov and Ponikorovksi. With these to loafers we will lose plenty of games.But to want your team to lose to improve your draft choices is stupidity.


IanS
January 6, 2009 / 11:31

These guys remind of the days with Anderson, Saginuk, and Boschman. Those guys couldn't buy a goal, but they were spark plugs and were exciting around the net.


freeway
January 9, 2009 / 13:14

Still a fun team to watch? you guys suck!
Furthermore, you were trash talking the Habs about class and heart a while ago? Nice finger/fingers Mikhail Grabovski gave the crowd last night. As I said he may have looked good in the first 17 games but he's been all downhill since.


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