Re: The Toronto Maple Leafs

**nokids** · 03-03-2012 08:57 AM

Coming to Toronto:

**nokids** · 03-20-2012 01:13 PM

Touchdown Bruins. And the 2 point conversion is good.

**nokids** · 03-28-2012 09:39 AM

Leafs eliminated from playoffs.

Next year.... next year...

**jeffc** · 03-28-2012 09:41 AM

LEAFS=Losers Even After Forty-five Seasons

**HoganWoods** · 03-29-2012 01:54 PM

All I can really say is..... Hahahaha!

**cleek** · 03-30-2012 08:29 AM

I can only imagine how embarrassed and

** off the Leafs players must be when the hometown fans start chanting 'let's go Blue Jay's'. But not to win at home in 7+ weeks some might say they deserve the public humiliation , watching them play it is obvious that they have given up.

**nokids** · 03-30-2012 10:29 AM

I agree it appears as if they've given up but I don't understand how players can really 'give up'. They're paid for 82 games. Don't they realize their jobs next year are at stake? Even the Islanders, Blue Jackets, Wild who have been eliminated for a long time keep winning games. Should the Leafs be investigated for giving up?

http://www.eventsounds.com/wav/dum.wav

**golfinteg** · 09-09-2012 12:58 AM

"There's alway's Next year."

According to ESPN The Magazine; published its Ultimate Standings, ranking every professional sports team in the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL from 1st to 122nd.
For the first time a hockey team is 122nd.

Yup, the Toronto Maple Leafs,

**golfinteg** · 09-09-2012 01:05 AM

As a Frame of Reference, for your interest, out of 122 Professional Sports team;
Ottawa Senators : Rank 42
Canadiens: Rank 111
Blue Jays : Rank 79
Boston Red Sox: Rank 117

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings

**golfinteg** · 09-09-2012 01:24 AM

By what 'scientific' criteria did ESPN arrived at this conclusion? Let's see whether that 'correlate' with the 36 posts here in this thread.
Let's list them;
1. Bang For The Buck (BNG): Wins during the past three years (regular season plus postseason) per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules. : Checked
2. Fan Relations (FRL): Openness and consideration toward fans by players, coaches and management. : Checked
3. Ownership (OWN): Honesty and loyalty to core players and local community. : Checked
4. Affordability (AFF): Price of tickets, parking and concessions. : Checked
5. Stadium Experience (STX): Quality of arena and game-day promotions as well as friendliness of environment. Checked
6. Players (PLA): Effort on the field and likability off it. : Checked
7. Coaching (CCH): Strength of on-field leadership. : Checked
8. Title Track (TTR): Championships already won or expected in the lifetime of current fans: Checked.

Correct me if I'm wrong

**Coreythebody** · 09-10-2012 01:57 PM

haters gonna hate....

**imozzie** · 09-10-2012 10:42 PM

I'm sorry, I missed it....who are the Maple Leafs again???????????????

**Husband** · 09-11-2012 10:30 AM

Is anyone else shocked and proud that the Maple Leafs made it into the 'pro sports' team category?

**sharkshooter** · 09-11-2012 10:44 AM

The only team to not make the top 100 in any category.

The team motto should be "Who needs to win? They still buy tickets 50 years later!"
=========================
Last year's rank: 120
Title track: 121
Ownership: 120
Coaching: 112
Players: 121
Fan relations: 119
Affordability: 122
Stadium experience: 104
Bang for the buck: 122

Is it possible to be No. 122 with a bullet? After finishing 120th or 121st in the standings every year from 2008 to 2011, Toronto hiked prices 7.2 percent, cratered to 13th place in the NHL's Eastern Conference (GM Brian Burke said last season was "akin to an 18-wheeler going right off a cliff") and finally bottomed out in our rankings. The Leafs are like the Yankees -- an internationally famous franchise with a glorious history, devoted followers and staggeringly high prices -- except they play like the Royals. Even worse, they regularly blow off fans: In our surveys, the Leafs finished dead last among all teams in the categories of player accessibility, staging promotions and giveaways, and engaging fans through social media -- a hideous trifecta. And even though the team apologized for its performance in full-page newspaper ads in April, and Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, two of Canada's biggest media companies, just closed a deal to buy the club, there's little reason to expect change. The Leafs are by far the most valuable franchise in hockey and last year generated an enormous $81.8 million in profits. Now that's Loonie.

Bouche · 03-31-2013 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by nokids

Leafs eliminated from playoffs.

Next year.... next year...

**Golfer100** · 03-31-2013 08:35 AM

Leafs 4 Sens 0

March 30, 2013.

**nokids** · 04-01-2013 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by Golfer100

Leafs 4 Sens 0

March 30, 2013.

Bragging rights are distributed in June....

**Golfer100** · 04-01-2013 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by golfinteg

By what 'scientific' criteria did ESPN arrived at this conclusion? Let's see whether that 'correlate' with the 36 posts here in this thread.
Let's list them;
1. Bang For The Buck (BNG): Wins during the past three years (regular season plus postseason) per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules. : Checked
2. Fan Relations (FRL): Openness and consideration toward fans by players, coaches and management. : Checked
3. Ownership (OWN): Honesty and loyalty to core players and local community. : Checked
4. Affordability (AFF): Price of tickets, parking and concessions. : Checked
5. Stadium Experience (STX): Quality of arena and game-day promotions as well as friendliness of environment. Checked
6. Players (PLA): Effort on the field and likability off it. : Checked
7. Coaching (CCH): Strength of on-field leadership. : Checked
8. Title Track (TTR): Championships already won or expected in the lifetime of current fans: Checked.

Correct me if I'm wrong

Phoenix Coyotes ranked #6 So I do not believe ESPN rankings...case closed!!

**fundonny** · 04-01-2013 03:59 PM

Leafs are an embarrassment to sports.

**Golfer100** · 04-01-2013 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by fundonny

Leafs are an embarrassment to sports.

Embarrassment is an emotional state of intense discomfort with oneself, experienced upon having a socially unacceptable act or condition witnessed by or revealed to others. Usually some amount of loss of honour or dignity is involved, but how much and the type depends on the embarrassing situation. It is similar to shame, except that shame may be experienced for an act known only to oneself. Also, embarrassment usually carries the connotation of being caused by an act that is merely socially unacceptable, rather than morally wrong.

**Golfer100** · 04-01-2013 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by imozzie

I'm sorry, I missed it....who are the Maple Leafs again???????????????

NHL Team Values 2012: Toronto Maple Leafs Are First Hockey Team Worth $1 Billion - Forbes Business Report

**golfinteg** · 04-24-2013 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by golfinteg

"There's alway's Next year."

According to ESPN The Magazine; published its Ultimate Standings, ranking every professional sports team in the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL from 1st to 122nd.
For the first time a hockey team is 122nd.

Yup, the Toronto Maple Leafs,

Yup the year has arrived :

**fundonny** · 04-24-2013 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Golfer100

NHL Team Values 2012: Toronto Maple Leafs Are First Hockey Team Worth $1 Billion - Forbes Business Report

Enron and nortel were both worth a billion +.

Enjoy the first round, as much as you can.

9 years. LMAO

**Chambokl** · 04-24-2013 08:42 PM

That kid is now 26 years old.... Do you see any cell phones on this picture....It is from the 90's...

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