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Originally Posted by Itse
My experience with sports teams is that the more popular a team is, the more there are people who hate it.
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Without doubt. BUT.....there is a reason why the Flames raise the price for tix when the Laffs cone to town. Same as every other Canadian NHL team. "Go Laffs go" is a chant that is clearly heard in those opposing rinks.
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The Leafs are basically the perfect case of a team that's easy to hate : impossible to ignore even if you don't follow hockey, never actually succesful, and unapproachable prices so there's no chance of just embracing them. I bet there's a ton of hockey fans in Toronto who would immediately support Any Other Team just because they're so tired of the Leafs.
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Most of those Laff haters are either fans of other NHL teams or hate hockey in general and can;t stand the hold the Laffs have on the city. - Every city has all types. One won't automatically become a fan of the Toronto Tanks just because they hate the Laffs. Did the Devils or Islanders sell out in those early years because disgruntled Rangers fans wanted an outlet?
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A 2nd NHL team in Toronto would also get the most free publicity that any sports team has likely ever had. For the first few years no one would shut up about them for a second.
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Yes, right after every newscast and media outlet finished telling you about the Laffs that day.
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A lot of people would probably instantly buy season tickets with the assumption that they might be impossible to get in the future.
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I doubt that. Laff tix aren't impossible to get, just expensive. Hell, I've been to almost every Flames game in TO and only paid for a ticket once. The rest we freebies.