4 games into the season and the Leafs are still winless. Whatever, I didn't expect to go on a cup run this year anyway. But something funny I've noticed is how they're marketing the team this year. The first little ad I heard on the radio, it was basically a bunch of random voices talking about a tradition and how it unites people together regardless of who they are because everyone is a fan, yadda yadda yadda, then Andy Frost comes on and repeats pretty much the same shit. The commercial ends right there. Did they mention tickets? Nope. Any particular game? Nope. A network? Nope. Granted I realize you don't need to really market the Leafs at all, they're the most popular sports team in Canada, but why waste money on a pointless commercial?
Then comes the stuff on TV, and pre-broadcast. All of them just show the glory days of (many many) years past. Sure, it's nice to reminisce about when the Maple Leafs were an actual good team but how much of living in the past can you really take?
For me, looking back to the "glory days"(that still didn't produce any championships), just makes me more depressed about the shitty team we have right now.
*As I write this, the Rangers score a goal...ugh...*
Yes, I understand we're in rebuilding mode, and these are the growing pains associated with that, but the fact that they market a team based on previous years past just to say "here's a reminder of when we were good, please support the piece of shit team that's currently on the ice" makes absolutely no sense to me. Why not market the team using players that still have some upside that will still be here when/if they turn around the team to a contending one? Phil Kessel, Jonas Gustavsson, Viktor Stalberg for shit sakes...
Regardless, I continue to live and die with this team...for what reason, I have no idea.
Go Leafs Go.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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