Toronto Maple Leafs: Hard-To-Swallow Pills For Every NHL Fanbase

Toronto Maple Leafs fans, take notes.

It’s a unique situation across all major sports. Every hockey fan seems to have an opinion about the Leafs, they either love them or love to hate them. And within our fanbase, there is a clear split between the “toughness first, trade Nylander, back-in-my-day” crowd and the (usually younger) “skill-above-all, analytics matter” crowd.

And then there are folks like me, who see the positives of both sides and try to keep the peace while stating just how dumb the divide really is.

I wanted to talk just about that, while also reminding everyone that instead of tearing each other down, there are 31 other fanbases that are hoping for nothing but the Toronto Maple…