So Leaf fans often talk about the unwarranted hate their team gets. I maintain a lot of it is from the main media that shoves the Leafs down our throats.
I just counted stories on the TSN NHL page:
49 Leaf stories
Winnipeg 2
Calgary 4
Edmonton 5
Vancouver 2
Ottawa 4
Montreal 3
The number of stories illustrates differences to an order of magnitude.
It goes way beyond the usual comparison.
What galls me is the reaching then that needs to be done to "form" a novel story.
1. AM discovers hangnail! Will it affect his nutrition intake?
2. MM dreams of coelacanths - is this a side effect of not properly washing his own undergarments?
3. Leafs goaltending - best in the league? (Sample size n = 3)