Make like a tree and leaf

May 14, 2013

Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if this was one of those fake 
maple leaves they accidentally put on the new $20 note.

There are a lot of grieving Leaf fans today. And an equal amount of people revelling in their misery.

You’re not Canadian?

What do you mean you don’t know who the Leafs are?

Huh? Leafs is a totally acceptable plural of leaf.

A quick summary for those who don’t know: Toronto Maple Leafs (hockey) were playing the Boston Bruins in game seven of the playoffs. In case you’re not familiar with the North American take-all-your-money style of playoffs/finals, each round is the best of seven games. If you’ve made it to game seven, both teams have had three wins.

So, Toronto were winning 4-1 towards the end of the game. They were going to be that 7% (the odds of winning the series from 3-1 games down). Boston scored twice in the last 30 seconds to tie the game. They won in overtime.

Hold up! Best of seven games?

Precisely. Talk about a cash cow! Particularly when the going rate for Leafs tickets were $300-400 for the nosebleed section. The maple leafs are the most expensive team to watch in the NHL. An average ticket for a regular game is $125 or twelve hours of work

It's almost believable that I went to a Leafs game rather than the lower division Marlies.

For an Australian comparison, the Leafs are kind of like the Collingwood of the NHL. Not because they’re the team you love to hate, but they are one