I'm sure we can keep this thread up for years.
For me it is simply the fact that my dad was a huge Leaf fan. Many a night I was forced to watch the Leafs on TV and I grew to hate them intensely. I even hated going to the games at MLG. My dad used to get good tix in the greens about 5 rows up. He tried really hard to make me a Leaf fan. It just wouldn't take. I became, more or less, a die hard Red Wings fan and that really killed my dad. The only thing worse for him is if I had of shown up with a Lafleur or Savard jersey on. That woulda really killed him.
For me it is simply the fact that my dad was a huge Leaf fan. Many a night I was forced to watch the Leafs on TV and I grew to hate them intensely. I even hated going to the games at MLG. My dad used to get good tix in the greens about 5 rows up. He tried really hard to make me a Leaf fan. It just wouldn't take. I became, more or less, a die hard Red Wings fan and that really killed my dad. The only thing worse for him is if I had of shown up with a Lafleur or Savard jersey on. That woulda really killed him.