Rumor: LA to host 2017 All-Star Game and not Leafs

[Myke]

https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/686734175651549184

What a joke. The Habs received everything they could ever ask for during their centennial and the Leafs don't even get the All-Star Game? I don't care if most people don't like the ASG but it's the principle that 2017 should be all about the Leafs and their history in the league!

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[Punch Drunk Loov]

Leafs got the All-Star game and had three players on the team a few years ago. That's good enough for me.

The draft is better anyways

 

[Durrr]

Meh, ASG Let LA have it, we get the better events.

 

[SprDaVE]

It makes sense consdering they have a ton of other festivities all around. Isn't it the Kings 50th anniversary anyway? Give them the most useless thing.

Toronto have the WJC's (or at least part of it), will likely get the Winter Classic at BMO field and the draft. They also have the NBA all-star game I think (not hockey related, I understand...)?

I was a little upset myself at the time but looking at it now, it's not that bad.

 

[Myke]

It makes sense consdering they have a ton of other festivities all around. Isn't it the Kings 50th anniversary anyway? Give them the most useless thing.

Toronto have the WJC's (or at least part of it), will likely get the Winter Classic at BMO field and the draft. They also have the NBA all-star game I think (not hockey related, I understand...)?

I was a little upset myself at the time but looking at it now, it's not that bad.

If we do actually get the Winter Classic and if we do actually get the Draft. I agree that the ASG is the least of it and the more I think about it you are right but I was definitely peeved when I first read it.

 

[Rayzorexe]

Gotta share the wealth. Pittsburgh, St Louis and Philadelphia are celebrating 50 years too. Toronto had the ASG and Draft in 2002 because it was 75 years as the "Maple Leafs"

Next year maybe be our 100 years as a franchise but only marks 90 years as the Maple Leafs. The league has zero excuse not to give us all the event in 2027 (except maybe a lockout or something).

 

[tmlfan98]

Yeah that's pretty scummy considering what the Habs got.

 

[Epictetus]

It makes sense consdering they have a ton of other festivities all around. Isn't it the Kings 50th anniversary anyway? Give them the most useless thing.

Toronto have the WJC's (or at least part of it), will likely get the Winter Classic at BMO field and the draft. They also have the NBA all-star game I think (not hockey related, I understand...)?

I was a little upset myself at the time but looking at it now, it's not that bad.

The NBA all-star game is 2016 (this February). Shouldn't impact the Leafs.

Toronto will also have the World Cup of Hockey, which is from mid September to first week October. Babcock will be coach for Canada. Having international hockey in this city, with NHL stars, is probably the biggest win of them all, IMO.

 

[MastuhNinks]

What a slap in the face to the fanbase that pays out the ass for tickets which provides revenue to teams across the league.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Who cares about the All Star game. It's the least relevant of all the desired events.

 

[a a ron]

Hopefully they host the Stanley Cup Finals

 

[dubey]

Gotta share the wealth. Pittsburgh, St Louis and Philadelphia are celebrating 50 years too. Toronto had the ASG and Draft in 2002 because it was 75 years as the "Maple Leafs"

LA had the all-star game in 2002

 

[Amadeus]

Not really that interested in the All-Star game anyway.

 

[Pocket Hercules]

Leafs got the All-Star game and had three players on the team a few years ago. That's good enough for me.

The draft is better anyways

No, they didn't.

 

[gamer1035]

Well, the nhl knows no matter how they treat Toronto, Toronto will still make money for them.

 

[LV*]

Leafs got the All-Star game and had three players on the team a few years ago. That's good enough for me.

The draft is better anyways

that was in ottawa or something lol

 

[SprDaVE]

The Leafs hosted the All-Star game only twice in the last 50 years.

1968 and 2000.

That's it.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

My memory is garbage

 

[613Leafer]

Winter Classic at BMO Field >>>>> All-Star Game

Id also take the draft over the ASG.

 

[tmlfan98]

Taking a moment to think made me realize that Montreal only got the ASG and the draft in their centennial year. We're getting the World Cup (way better than the ASG), the Winter Classic, and either the 2017 or 2018 draft. That's actually way better than what Montreal got.

 

[Finnish your Czech]

I can sense the fury in the title of this thread

Who cares about the ASG? It's not like they're going to host every event in Toronto, there are other teams with important milestones to celebrate coming up

 

[mikebel111*]

Not a big deal IMO

We get the draft and Winter Classic, right?

 

[Oedi]

If the ASG actually meant something then maybe I would be concerned. However this just proves how bush league the NHL is compared to other leagues where they actually honour the teams that started the leagues.

 

[tp71]

If the ASG actually meant something then maybe I would be concerned. However this just proves how bush league the NHL is compared to other leagues where they actually honour the teams that started the leagues.

So you don't care because the ASG doesn't matter, but in the next sentence how dare they?

I don't follow if you're mad or not...

 

[The CyNick]

Meh, no interest in the ASG