It would not bother me one bit if the Jets went 80-2 and both losses were to the leafs ... better than beating the leafs twice and missing the playoffs.
It's funny the reason most people hate the leafs is because of the media not the team. The Jets have never play the leafs in the playoffs they are not even in the same conference and only play them twice a year so where does the hate come from?
The hate comes from the fact, that fans and people in general don't like authority figures. They see the media as being bias toward the Leafs, but the population there, allows these announcers to get paid, so of course they have to say good things about the Leafs. Because Toronto has 4 - 5 million people, they advertise to a much larger base, and that's where a lot of the money is made.
People have a hard time grasping this is just an entertainment business, and not just who is your favourite team. I don't think they hate the Leafs ( a lot do) but it's the whole idea that the media is controlled by larger population centers.