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Originally posted by dave
I for one am not saying that the Canucks are shit. I'm just trying to defend my hometown team. As you may have heard before, the Leafs need good defenseman. Are team lacks good defense besides Kaberle, Svelhla and McCabe.
You guys had some good players that developed through your farm system that's why you guys are so good now.
The Leafs at the moment have excellent talent blossoming in their farm system. The majority of the Canadian hockey players at the World Juniors this year were from the Leaf camp. That tells you something about our future. Yes, 30+ years is a long time. But you can't blame me for cheering for them if I love the game of Hockey and this is my home team.
Ottawa will choke again this year. They always seem to do well in the regular season but end up choking in the playoffs.
Pasta, I also want to ask you a question that's not related to hockey. Why does Western Canada hate Eastern Canada so much, especially Ontario??? I've heard so many explanations from people in Vancouver saying that we get all the money and shit like that from the gov't (which is not true at all because were getting less than what's expected). Also that they think the citizens of Toronto are all arrogant and cocky, which just shows how people of Vancouver are that ignorant to come up with such a conclusion when the majority of the people making these comments never have been here.
Anyways, I'd appreciate your view on this whole East Canada vs. West Canada. |
as long as fat quinn is running your ship, your team will have no future... the man is a TERRIBLE gm, an only his fat pockets can hide that....
sooooooo many players would sign with toronto if it weren't for him... since he left vancouver, our team has done nothing but improve...
ottawa wont choke... they're waaaaaaaaay too deep this year... hossa is going to turn the acc into the red light district... that kid has some serious skills...
as for west coast east coast... it comes down to a couple main things...
toronto is a large market team... the same reason we LOVE to see the rangers with their big payroll do so poorly, we like to see the leafs struggle... sports is aboot competition, and anytime a franchaise does something unfairly to spoil even competition, the fan is outraged.... thats why i dislike the red wings, thats why i dislike the rangers, and thats why i dislike the leafs... the leafs will always be around, because their bankbook says so... if you want more reasons why we hate the leafs, see the sports illustrated article entitled "Why everyone hates the leafs"...
also, east coast hockey is boring...
going back to that new years eve game... i think it was in the first period, the canucks were up 3-1.... and what did we do? play defensively? hell no... our guys were taking offensive chances, and putting on a show for the hometown fans...( the canucks themselves admit they are guilty of trying to put on too much of a show)...
sure enough, the leafs battle back and take a one goal lead in the second period... what happens?
GAME OVER... the leafs play the trap, and its defense defense defense for the rest of the game...
it was fucking disgusting... east coast hockey is bullshit, and its boring as hell... you get a one goal lead, and you just sit on it... its amazing that the western and eastern teams can be such opposites... but they are...
*shrugs* thats what you have to do when you dont have the talent to back it up... germany did that in the olympics... and eastern teams have been doing it for years now...
just look at the scores of the nucks and leafs, tonight
canucks win 6-4
leafs lose 2-0
10 goals, versus 2 goals.... i was at a bar, so i saw both games, and i dont know how leafs fans do it... how they can subject themselves to soccer, when hockey is just a coastline away