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LeafGm said:
I'll never totally stop following this team or start cheering for another team; I'm just not capable of it. But like Jays and Volc, I am getting close to a breaking point. It hasn't been fun following this team for a long time, both because of the team on the ice and the constant avalanche of trolling, mockery and cheering for failure from our local and national media and most of the "casual fans" in this market.

The lockout has really put things in focus for me too. After going almost five months without Leaf hockey when we'd normally have it and finding other things to do, now that they're back I find that I really didn't miss it that much. If the league and players announced tomorrow that for whatever reason, the lockout was back on and the rest of the season was cancelled, I don't know that I'd really be upset at all.

Anyways, for now, I think Artnes's advice is good. I just went through and deleted most of the media from my twitter feed---including James Mirtle, who's completed his transformation from most interesting sports writer in this market to full-blown twitter troll. Whenever possible, I'm also going to avoid local broadcasts and instead watch our opponents' broadcast. I'm also back to being done with ever listening to any of the sports radio stations in Toronto.

So, I'm sure that will help. But ****, this team really needs to stop being a complete embarrassment on the ice very soon as well.
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Well said and I agree with you, Jays and ME. I have been at this point for about the last year. I said this season was really the breaking point for me, much like it was for the Blue Jays. The Jays have gone out and given me hope at least. As for the Leafs, not so much.

I agree, the combination of a dysfunctional, crappy team on the ice and the negativity from the media have zapped all the joy out of Hockey for me.

I did not miss the Leafs while they were gone and I didn't care if they came back.

I agree with ME, it is totally like being an addict watching the Maple Leafs. You try and quit them but get drawn back in. However, the strike this year helped get a lot out of it out my system. I am really now at a point where I may just stop all together.

Now I am a realist, I know I will never be able to completely cut myself off from watching the odd game and reading some articles to stay up to date. But the passion will die down, the interest will die down.
 
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Don't listen to talk radio, don't watch Sportscentre, don't read the papers. It's all terrible, unless you can laugh at it because it's entertainment. There's enough quality hockey info online, that that stuff above isn't needed.

On twitter, I basically only follow Bobby Mac and Mirtle + the guys who cover the team daily and post roster info.

The media isn't knowledgable and isn't worth stressing over.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Don't listen to talk radio, don't watch Sportscentre, don't read the papers. It's all terrible, unless you can laugh at it because it's entertainment. There's enough quality hockey info online, that that stuff above isn't needed.

On twitter, I basically only follow Bobby Mac and Mirtle + the guys who cover the team daily and post roster info.

The media isn't knowledgable and isn't worth stressing over.
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yep

one of the joys for hab fans that dont speak french is watching the games on RDS....i have no clue what dumb things they are saying
 
That Cox article yesterday, coupled with him being on TV and the Fan 590 promoting it really all day made me VERY angry. I don't think I have ever been that annoyed by an article and its author. It was very a disgusting and pathetic. Everyone that I have spoken with about it was also quite alarmed by it and thought it was ridiculous.

It was a big smear campaign on Cox's and the media's part.

I even spoke with my parents about it, normally they don't pay much attention to that sort of stuff, but even they were quite disturbed by the whole thing.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
The media isn't knowledgable and isn't worth stressing over.
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No but as a sports fan its annoying. There is no sports media in Toronto, its just 24/7 Leafs bashing. Not even hockey anlysis, just Leafs bashing. God forbid I want to find out what is going on in the sports world besides Kessel and Phaneuf sucking. I don't bother watching sports center, or reading the sports section anymore.
 
But it's like getting angry at Fox News or MSNBC. They do what they do, not to inform, but to make money.

"Trade Kessel" article generates a lot more buzz than "Kessel is one the top goal scorers over the last 4 years" article.

As long as Nonis doesn't get swayed by the nonsense, it doesn't matter. It's just noise that we can block out.
 
leafman101 said:
No but as a sports fan its annoying. There is no sports media in Toronto, its just 24/7 Leafs bashing. Not even hockey anlysis, just Leafs bashing. God forbid I want to find out what is going on in the sports world besides Kessel and Phaneuf sucking. I don't bother watching sports center, or reading the sports section anymore.
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Couple that with 7 years if league worst goaltending and no playoffs. Which I think is a good enough reason on its own to really be frustrated by this team and start losing interest.
 
LGM, Jays, et al ... here's a solution for you:

Stop reading the media trolls and listening to them. Easy peasy. They offer very little for fans and just do little but try to get a rise out of Leafs fans. **** 'em. Do not let them ruin your fannydom ... that's exactly what they're trying to do. So, you let them get the better of you.

All this being said, I've clicked off the Leafs midway through each of the past four seasons. No probs. If they're gonna suck, I just turn my attention elsewhere, as it is no fun to watch them shitting the bed night after night. I watch only for entertainment. But today, to make that even remotely enjoyable, I have to turn the volume down so that I don't have to listen to the trolls calling the game. It's fine that way.

If we're 20 games into this shorten season and still sucking balls, I may well again tune them out for the rest of the season.
 
LeafGm said:
I'll never totally stop following this team or start cheering for another team; I'm just not capable of it. But like Jays and Volc, I am getting close to a breaking point. It hasn't been fun following this team for a long time, both because of the team on the ice and the constant avalanche of trolling, mockery and cheering for failure from our local and national media and most of the "casual fans" in this market.

The lockout has really put things in focus for me too. After going almost five months without Leaf hockey when we'd normally have it and finding other things to do, now that they're back I find that I really didn't miss it that much. If the league and players announced tomorrow that for whatever reason, the lockout was back on and the rest of the season was cancelled, I don't know that I'd really be upset at all.

Anyways, for now, I think Artnes's advice is good. I just went through and deleted most of the media from my twitter feed---including James Mirtle, who's completed his transformation from most interesting sports writer in this market to full-blown twitter troll. Whenever possible, I'm also going to avoid local broadcasts and instead watch our opponents' broadcast. I'm also back to being done with ever listening to any of the sports radio stations in Toronto.

So, I'm sure that will help. But ****, this team really needs to stop being a complete embarrassment on the ice very soon as well.
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One thing I've noticed lately is that over the past couple of years or so, any merchandise I've purchased or Leafs-related money that I've spent has been related entirely to the historical aspect of the team.

I couldn't even begin to tell you the last time I've dropped money on current players or on recent rosters. For instance, I've got my eye on this very nice Ted Kennedy piece that he signed (he passed away in 2009 so it has additional lustre because of his signature's rarity). It's the one of the famous picture of him hugging the Stanley Cup and smiling from... I want to say 1948 or 1949.

The current team can **** off though for all I care. It's shocking to admit this ever-present feeling of indifference towards the organization, but beyond the historical aspects I'm beginning to become more and more emotionally detached. The constant bad karma and negativity, which makes following the club less of a pleasant diversion and more of a chore is really draining me of interest. What should be a fun pursuit on the side has instead turned into a stressful experience and that's just not required for what amounts to a stupid game.
 
BeLeafer said:
LGM, Jays, et al ... here's a solution for you:

Stop reading the media trolls and listening to them. Easy peasy. They offer very little for fans and just do little but try to get a rise out of Leafs fans. **** 'em. Do not let them ruin your fannydom ... that's exactly what they're trying to do. So, you let them get the better of you.

All this being said, I've clicked off the Leafs midway through each of the past four seasons. No probs. If they're gonna suck, I just turn my attention elsewhere, as it is no fun to watch them shitting the bed night after night. I watch only for entertainment. But today, to make that even remotely enjoyable, I have to turn the volume down so that I don't have to listen to the trolls calling the game. It's fine that way.

If we're 20 games into this shorten season and still sucking balls, I may well again tune them out for the rest of the season.
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yeah, sounds about right to me.
 
zeke said:
Just stop listening to sports radio and stop reading the newspapers.

It's really not that hard. I've cut that shit out completely.
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It's easier for you to say. I don't do either of those things, but one aspect of my job does require me to be around those people who I loathe and pretend to be pleasant.

I almost kicked Damien in his fat bald head the other day when I remembered a recent column he wrote. Oh and Simmons is a dick in real life as much as he appears to be on television.
 
This board has gone schizo.

A 2-1 start and everyone's happy. Then 2 losses in a row and everyone's ready to jump off the CN Tower.

It's a long season, even if it's only 48 games.
 
Ehhh it's just not that much fun anymore.

The media's damning complicity in this country in making hockey the only sport they ever pay attention to has been particularly irritating. I want to watch SPORTS Centre, not ****ing Hockey Centre. No one in the GTA gives a **** what the score of the Nashville-Florida game was last night. Show me some Raptors highlights or Jays trade news.

Irritating as all ****.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
TSN jumped the shark when they led the show with a WJ inter squad game.
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Heh.

Glad to see I wasn't the only one who noticed that. They've even taken the joy out of the World Juniors. What was once a nice little tournament to enjoy with relative anonymity has turned into a display of circle fellatio for teenage boys, and when Canada doesn't win gold every single year it turns into an over-dramatic reaction of WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE NATIONAL SPORT!!?!!?

****ing stupid as hell.

It was far superior in the 1990s when they had fairly limited coverage but still showed the games with a skeleton crew in far Eastern European locales.
 
What zeke and player have been saying...

The media's as annoying as you let it be. I mean there's a reason we all post here as much as we do...

Nor is the sky falling. It's been five games.
 
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