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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
You must be on pretty serious pain killers if you think the Leafs have fallen behind the Raps and Blue Jays in the Toronto market. Take a trip to Toronto, look around town, go to the mall. listen to the radio, etc. They are second fiddle to no one. It's not even close. The Blue Jays could win the World Series again and they'd still be second fiddle to the Leafs. Leafs fever is actually ramping up there. Will be off the charts if they make the playoffs. The Raptors won't even exist if they are both still in the playoffs at the same time.
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First of all there Jays and Raptors have been the buzz in the town for the last few years. That can't be debated as while Leafs interest has picked up this season it was abnormally poor last season. The demographics are changing in Toronto. It's actually a fair debate going on there amongst the sports fans and media. I don't doubt for a second the Leafs rule with the 40+ year old segment but the Raptors are growing fast in the immigrant and youth base. Also you have to consider Toronto isn't a hockey city. It's been a Leafs city but not a hockey town by any means. That means the door is always going to be open for new generations to flock to other sports.
Your last statement in particular shows how out of touch you are with the market as that's simply not true.