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Dear Leaf Management;
Here’s the deal.
I’m almost 42 years old and I’d like to see the Leafs win the Cup before I die.
I was ten when my family moved to Scarborough from the East Coast - and I’ve bled Blue & White since Sittler’s 10-point night in ‘76.
I have every ticket stub from every game I’ve ever attended.
I cried when the Gardens closed.
I brought my then-7-week-old son to MLG the day before the closing ceremonies - just so he could say one day that he had been in that building while it was still alive.
It meant that much to me.
In the last 32 years, you’ve had four promising seasons - ‘78, ‘93, ‘94 and ‘02 - with a lot of “we’ll get ‘em next year” BS afterwards.
Watching the Leafs play over the holidays was downright turn-the-TV-off-and-go-to-bed disgusting.
They’re not even close.
Every game is a blowout.
And guess what? I got another Leaf jersey/sweater/shirt/top for Chistmas this year.
When do you propose I proudly wear this?
How is it the Anaheim Ducks are Stanley Cup Champions? They entered the league in the 90s!
As did the Tampa Bay Lightning.
And the Carolina Hurricanes?!
They’ve all had Stanley Cup parades and Raising the Banner ceremonies - and we can’t even stumble into the playoffs?!
Are you kidding me?
Doesn’t that bother you enough to DO SOMETHING?
We are the greatest hockey city in the world - yet I have to watch VHS tapes of Dougie and Wendel to recall a time when I felt good about this team.
So my question to you is this:
How long can I reasonably expect to wait for a Toronto Maple Leaf Stanley Cup Parade?
Yes. I want a parade.
Is anyone even on the case? Has anyone considered maybe announcing a State of Emergency?
Forget declaring a Code Blue - it’s too late - this team is more like a Code Brown.
It’s simply not enough that the ACC is sold out every game.
It can’t be just about the money.
Pride should factor into this somewhere, shouldn’t it?
How can the organization have such disregard for itself? For the fans? For the city?
It’s like you Just. Don’t. Care.
Is that it?
Well, I’m beginning to feel that way too.
