Yep, the Leafs are weak up the middle and other teams are exposing that. A number one centres hard to come by in today's NHL. I would have given LA 5 first round picks for Kopitar, he is looking like a franchise player for the Kings.
Ya, but you're thinking like a business man. Oh ya, so are they, but some day the goose may get really sick. The Leaf tickets are the most expensive in the NHL averaging $125 and that's too rich for me.
Highest ticket prices like I said in my first line.
I was reacting to the line that "MLSE are a bunch of idiots.". Clearly they are not.
Now I hate the fact that the TPF has controling interest of the Leafs, but they are making money hand over fist.
The Leafs sell out every game, over 18,000 seats, with sky high prices. Most expensive tickets in hockey ... anywhere.
They have LeafsTV which makes money.
The ACC is making money.
Maple Leaf Square will bring in some nice coin.
Raptors and TFC make money.
The Leafs are the most financially successful hockey team on planet earth.
I guess we know who the idiots are now, the suckers who paid all that to see the biggest losers. Even the biggest empires can be taken down in one generation with bad management remember the Rockefeller family
With the 11 power plays the refs handed them and the 2 man advantages they had how could they not win? Burke should take the refs out for a nice dinner!
I'd still rather start the season the way the leafs did this year as to how the Canadiens ended theirs last season.
Canadiens were supposed to go all the way last year... instead they went in February- 2nd in East... to March- 8th in the East and quick exit from first round of playoffs...