Most of these young men were born into families who adored their Leafs. They wore the Leaf colors before they could walk. They bounced on their Dad's knee to the traditional Saturday night games, a rite of departure in Ontario. Any guy in Ontario less than 45 years old hasn't seen his Leafs win a Cup, the ultimate prize. No parades, no prize and no victory party for all these fans. Though these young fans felt that the continuous sting of failure their natural enemy, the Montreal Canadiens had all of the glory. It was the Habs planning the parades, enjoying the success parties and admiring the cups. Their envy and bitterness for the Habs and their fans continued to fester. Anyone who knows hockey in Canada knows the degree of contempt that Leaf fans have for the Habs and Quebec in general.
In terms of hockey history the Leafs are the poor cousins for quite a long time. Their past Stanley Cup was in 1967 and they have missed the playoffs for six years in a row, an embarrassment to most Leaf fans. Concerning overall record the Leafs are a.500 team. To add salt into the wounds a recent ESPN poll of 122 cities voted Toronto the worst sports city in North America.
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Yes, we are in need of a Wayne Gretzky II, a messiah of sorts who comes in the hinterland like a bolt of lightning, and carries a hockey stick made from a tree which was struck by lightning. (Or possibly a laminated or composite tree that was struck by lightning - one which had tape around it.) In any case, our neo-Frankenstein can build out him in the northeast corner of British Columbia.
23. Nicklas Backstrom- Backstrom's production took a 36 point drop last season. He's playing on a very talented team with Alexander Ovechkin so I see a fairly good season for him. Projection: 81 points.
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