OT: Do you know anyone that quit the Leafs, and what was the reason they stopped cheering for them?

[Leafblooded]

It's that damn pain they cause

 

[RoadWarrior]

This is the reason.

No matter how much hope they generate the end result is always the same....playoff disappointment and underachievement.

 

[Oleksiy Armyakov]

yes I know many who did to cheer for other toronto sports teams because how embarrassing they played in the past. like my wife. and this play off run wont help either.
maple "laughs" leafs will always be the joke of toronto sports. maple laughs is the nickname is for a reason. our only hope is jays, raptors and toronto fc. laughs are just cursed. sorry

 

[Skin Tape Session]

Fans don't quit their team.
Well real fans.
I guess there are fair weather fans

Right? For as much shit as this team has put me through the last 30 years its very for me

 

[The Apologist]

God I wish I could. I really do.
The reasons are fairly obvious.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

I don't blame anyone for cheering for other teams. At least we have better time cheering for those other teams that are good and enjoy them playing meaningful games.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

Right? For as much **** as this team has put me through the last 30 years its very for me

There's still more to come. Even this core hasn't done much to embarass the leafs yet. They're doing it right now and the future doesn't look too different with the likes of Zaitsev signed long term.

 

[saltming]

Right? For as much **** as this team has put me through the last 30 years its very for me

I endured the Ballard years so I was forged in fire haha

 

[sync95]

My friend became a Canucks fan in 2009 when Sundin went there for his sojourn, although he remained a Leaf fan too.

I remember how hyped he was in 2011 for the finals. I don't hear much about the Canucks from him nowadays though

 

[JerseyMike34]

Its happened quite a bit in Ottawa. Before the Sens it was Leafs, Habs and Bruins that most cheered for. But having a local team has changed a lot of people. That is a special circumstance I guess.

I would say if someone can change who they cheer for, they weren't a true fan (or a die-hard) in the first place.

That's insane. You're a fan of something if you enjoy it. If it's no longer enjoyable you stop being a fan. It happens with TV Shows all the time. Just because sports is marketed in such a way to make you feel like you're part of the team. You aren't.

 

[wingman75]

Right, so in that case you are a fan of the game/sport and not the team. Which tons of people are, but that is not what we are talking about here. So my comment stands true, they were never true diehards of the team.

 

[Woodman19]

No kidding.

I remember a few years back a big announcement made by someone here that they were quitting and becoming a Kings fan. I'm sure those Cup wins were very satisfying for him.

They were. I quit because of the snake oil salesmen Burke saying one thing and then doing the exact opposite that set the team back 5 years.

 

[dubey]

They were. I quit because of the snake oil salesmen Burke saying one thing and then doing the exact opposite that set the team back 5 years.

LOL

Wasn't expecting to see this. Great thread!

 

[Woodman19]

LOL

Wasn't expecting to see this. Great thread!

I can't not call myself out

 

[hullsy47]

I knew a leaf fan that cheered for them for years, but quit when the Leafs bought out Grabovski.

Of all the things, his meltdown tipping point was when Nonis bought out Grabbo.

My only wishes is that he came back to fandom now that this team is on the cusp of a really special run.



Do you know anyone who completely lost faith, and what reason did they quit on the Leafs?

not quit but us old folks saw the last two games and wondered why we cant train players to show up in the post season
I'm not quitting but I'm embarrassed

 

[paulhiggins]

Seen Leaf players quit on the coach but not fans quit on the team.

 

[dubey]

I can't not call myself out

Owned it! Love it

 

[Woodman19]

Seen Leaf players quit on the coach but not fans quit on the team.

If people getting paid millions of dollars to care can quit, why wouldn't people who have no rational obligation to care occasionally quit?

 

[DarkKnight]

I stopped watching during the Horachek reign. I mean why watch a team of guys you know are just placeholders, and you're trying to lose? Sorry I have better things to do than invest any time in that scenario, that's not loyalty in my mind. Give me a couple kids to watch, but I'm not giving ten seconds to a bunch of bums who aren't going to be around and cheering for them to lose every game. See you at the lottery was my only interest.

 

[saffronleaf]

Many of my friends moved on after the Sundin era. What bothers me is that now they actively hate on the Leafs and mock Leafs fan. I guess it's understandable given the franchise's continued failures.

 

[PinkFly]

I only cheer for the Leafs when they win. I cheered for the Leafs in 2013 and stopped the next few years they didn't make the playoffs. As of April 25, 2018 I am no longer a Leafs fan. Maybe if they make the playoffs next year I will become a Leafs fan once again.

 

[Liminality]

I only cheer for the Leafs when they win. I cheered for the Leafs in 2013 and stopped the next few years they didn't make the playoffs. As of April 25, 2018 I am no longer a Leafs fan. Maybe if they make the playoffs next year I will become a Leafs fan once again.

That's kinda weird tbh...

 

[Peasy]

I only cheer for the Leafs when they win. I cheered for the Leafs in 2013 and stopped the next few years they didn't make the playoffs. As of April 25, 2018 I am no longer a Leafs fan. Maybe if they make the playoffs next year I will become a Leafs fan once again.

So youre a bandwagoner?

 

[PinkFly]

So youre a bandwagoner?

Not a bandwagoner at all. I have a winners mentality and don't like to associate myself with losers (I believe I cheered for the Leafs in 2014 and a part of 2015 too).

 

[Peasy]

Not a bandwagoner at all. I have a winners mentality and don't like to associate myself with losers (I believe I cheered for the Leafs in 2014 and a part of 2015 too).

Watch out we got a madlad over here.