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Corey Schwab has just signed a contract with the New Jersey Devils. What’s wrong with this picture? The richest franchise in Canada losing another goalie, only this time to the skinflint Devils. What does it mean?
In case no one was watching ill winds were blowing when it was announced that Knob Hill Farms had gone into insolvency, Stavro’s position within the organization became tenuous and it would be only a matter of time before a coup d’ e tat occurred. It has happened, The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund has assumed control of the franchise. What that means is that it has become “soft Ballard”, as long as the golden goose continues to lay the eggs, there really isn’t much need for maintenance.
So much for maintaining tradition, this is supposed to be a storied franchise and Ken Dryden told us he had a five-year plan to bring The Cup to Toronto. Dryden always was a man of integrity and I believed him. But The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund doesn’t give a rat’s ass about a winning tradition all they’re interested in is profit. I’ve just come to the realization that I will never see a Stanley Cup victory for the Leafs in my lifetime.
What the Leafs desperately need is a sugar daddy. A Steinbrenner, an Ilyich, or a Cuban, an owner who’s making money by other means and the franchise is a hobby. The only people who could save the Leafs from the deplorable state I foresee for them are the Tanenbaum family. But Larry Tanenbaum considers himself a basketball man first and foremost; also he won’t make a move to take control of MLSEG until the ACC is paid for. In the meantime the Blue’n’White may be allowed to reach a level of disrepair wherein a butcher like Guy Kinnear could become Leaf trainer.
…So much for tradition.
In case no one was watching ill winds were blowing when it was announced that Knob Hill Farms had gone into insolvency, Stavro’s position within the organization became tenuous and it would be only a matter of time before a coup d’ e tat occurred. It has happened, The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund has assumed control of the franchise. What that means is that it has become “soft Ballard”, as long as the golden goose continues to lay the eggs, there really isn’t much need for maintenance.
So much for maintaining tradition, this is supposed to be a storied franchise and Ken Dryden told us he had a five-year plan to bring The Cup to Toronto. Dryden always was a man of integrity and I believed him. But The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund doesn’t give a rat’s ass about a winning tradition all they’re interested in is profit. I’ve just come to the realization that I will never see a Stanley Cup victory for the Leafs in my lifetime.
What the Leafs desperately need is a sugar daddy. A Steinbrenner, an Ilyich, or a Cuban, an owner who’s making money by other means and the franchise is a hobby. The only people who could save the Leafs from the deplorable state I foresee for them are the Tanenbaum family. But Larry Tanenbaum considers himself a basketball man first and foremost; also he won’t make a move to take control of MLSEG until the ACC is paid for. In the meantime the Blue’n’White may be allowed to reach a level of disrepair wherein a butcher like Guy Kinnear could become Leaf trainer.
…So much for tradition.
