Leafs sweep Sens ...

[Jane Griscti]

and hope springs eternal in the heart of Leaf fans!
!!! GO LEAFS GO !!!
First Leaf team to sweep a playoff series since 1949!! Maybe, just maybe, the hockey gods will smile on us this year
Jane

[Joseph Russell]

I've lived in Washington my whole life and just last weekend decided to go up to Vancover since I've never been. Everywhere there was hockey...on the radio, in the little place I ate breakfast... Are all Canadian's hockey freaks?

[Andy Ceponis]

I dont follow hockey at all, but i guess i will jump on the bandwagon and since the leafs play in my hometown.
But no not all Canadiens are hockey freaks. Just the ones that live there.....

[Jane Griscti]

LOL .. there's a few Canadians who pretend they're not interested in hockey; but even they come out of the closet during playoffs
< rant on >
Lack of Fedral support seems hard, especially to smaller cities like Winnipeg and Ottawa; on the other hand, the team owners attempts at blackmailing a city into new rinks and tax breaks is intolerable. And forget about buying a ticket in Toronto since they put in the ACC , it was hard enough when they still played in the Gardens; it's almost impossible now, corporate boxes and companies buying up bulk seating. You can't even buy scalper tickets! And if you do happen to locate one they're $400+. How many working stiffs can take their kids down to a game at those prices? And owners want tax payers to fund new arenas so they can raise prices? There may be a sucker born every minute, but they ain't all born in Canada.
We love hockey, it was played on ponds and rivers and in backyard rinks all over the country before the NHL existed and I've no doubt it will continue to be played all over the country regardless of what happens to the NHL in Canada. I'd like to see an NHL team in every Canadian city; but not if it takes money away from housing, hospitals and basic services and puts it in the pockets of foreign owners and players. Hell, not even if it puts the money in the pockets of Cdn owners and players!
< rant off >
Jane

[ersin eser]

The Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils will open with games Thursday, April 26, and Saturday, April 28, at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.

[Jane Griscti]

GO LEAFS GO!



Thursday, April 26th, Leafs 2,Devils 0

[Jane Griscti]

LOL ... but they made them earn it
Tuesday, 7pm EST Air Canada Center, Toronto ...
Go Leafs Go

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[ersin eser]

<CENTER>Leafs </CENTER>
<CENTER>Devils </CENTER>
<CENTER> NJ DEVILS </CENTER>

[Jane Griscti]

Thursday May 3 ...

!!! GO LEAFS GO !!!



[This message has been edited by Jane Griscti (edited May 02, 2001).]

[ersin eser]

come on it is just a game i did not like to see 'ing

leafs
devils

[Jane Griscti]

No .. the ending was bad ... don't like to see anyone go down that way. Luckily Niedemeyer(sp?) is ok ... Tie on the other hand is in deep do-do which is to bad, he played a great game. All the Leafs did and I was damned proud of 'em.
But ersin, it's not just a game; it's hockey and Toronto hasn't won the cup in 34 years. Just hope they don't try to kill each other on Saturday but no doubt it'll be war.

!!! Go Leafs Go !!!


Oops ... just realized you were talking about my previous three ... like I said, it's never been just a game; it's part of who we are .. and we'll forgive 'em nearly anything as long as they play with heart.
[This message has been edited by Jane Griscti (edited May 04, 2001).]