Sportsnet: Leafs happy to stay in Blue Jays’ October shadow

[LeafsNation75]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/leafs-happy-to-stay-in-blue-jays-october-shadow/

If the Leafs get off to a bad start I think the longer the Blue Jays are in the playoffs can only be a good thing, because it should take the attention away from them.

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[Pi]

When has the attention ever stopped the Leafs from sucking?

It doesn't really matter. Everyone knows the Leafs will suck.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I agree that for at least this season the attention about them not being good will be mentioned a lot. However for as long as the Blue Jays are in the playoffs let's hope that gets more attention and compared to the Leafs.

 

[ACC1224]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/leafs-happy-to-stay-in-blue-jays-october-shadow/

If the Leafs get off to a bad start I think the longer the Blue Jays are in the playoffs can only be a good thing, because it should take the attention away from them.

If?

 

[SprDaVE]

If the Leafs ever start the season remotely successful, like a couple wins a row, the hype train will jump back to them. I will guarantee that.

 

[Zybalto]

If?

The Leafs have gotten off to great starts the last few years.

In 2011, they ended October 7-3-1.
In 2012, they had a winning record every month in the shortened season.
In 2013, they ended October 10-4.
Last year, they ended the year 21-14-3.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

If the Leafs ever start the season remotely successful, like a couple wins a row, the hype train will jump back to them. I will guarantee that.

I'm hoping for it. Shed some unneeded fat off the Blue Jays bandwagon.

 

[StevieBlunder]

I think the Blue Jays' success will have a big effect on not only their overlapping play time with the Leafs, but the whole hockey season in Toronto. Everybody knows the Leafs will suck, nobody is expecting to watch them make it far this year.

The Blue Jays however, no matter how they finish, have done some great things this year. People will be hyped and looking forward to baseball all winter. The bandwagon fans won't go away, they'll become more educated. It's all about bringing sporting success to Toronto (that isn't the CFL). At long last we have that sporting success. Pressure is off for the Leafs this season, maybe even next. It's temporary, but it's definitely a thing.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Maybe the Leafs can sign some of the Jays players