Thursday, July 31, 2008

Is that the Toronto Make We Laughs, Maple Leafs or Maple Leaves?

Hockey is far away from being a favourite sport of mine, but I must wade in when a professional franchise in that game that can not get the plural form of Maple Leaf singular right should be questioned in ever getting its boat righted, Toronto is that sinking Titanic, one some could argue has been sunk circa 1967, the last year they had been to and won their esteemed Cup.

Only today did Scotty Bowman finally pull his trigger, joining family on the Chicago Blackhawks as their senior advisor, this after spending the past several years working as a special consultant for the rival Detroit Red Wings, as well as being turned down by the Maple Leafs and their owners Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, who instead have now decided to hire Ron Wilson as their new head coach.

No wonder a couple of its die hard fans have been sulking about the office, chatting around the watercooler about why the American Olympic Silver Medalist is the boss now behind the bench, rather than a Canadian Stanley Cup Winner, fact remains Toronto knows it can just be the status quo in their sport, as their paying demographic here in the Great White North is willing to keep shelling out for its past tradition, not any kind of future glory, making everyone still being pulled along real parts of the Make We Laughs.