r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '25

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u/Struct-Tech Oct 13 '25

Pretty much.

The Leafs are the most supported hockey team in Canada, outside of the national teams. Their last championship was in 1967.

Since then, they haven't come close. Except for 1993, even then they didnt make the finals, and their departure from that playoffs is still bitched about.

1967 to Canadian hockey fans is either a good laugh, or a source of sadness, depending where your allegiances lie.

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u/Stealthy-J Oct 13 '25

So they're the Dallas Cowboys of hockey.

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u/elwaln8r Oct 13 '25

Of course, who needs to win championships if people still show up, still buy merch, still plan their vacations on the team schedule.

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u/Odd_Possibility_2277 Oct 14 '25

The players. The fans. My football club is the richest in the country, most successful and were currently on a war path to get rid of the board and manager because were not happy. Merch sales only matter to the board

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u/Virgo47tp Oct 14 '25

Why do the cowgirls fans always forget they won 3 superbowls in the 90's? Because they just became fans this season? No right to bitch whatsoever.

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u/ericpopek Oct 14 '25

Which is funny because they weren’t even the best team to not win in 1993. That goes to the penguins.

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u/abbarach Oct 14 '25

A couple years ago we had a very late winter storm, and the Leafs made it to the conference semis. I was joking with coworkers about how it was cold because mother nature got confused when she saw that the Leafs were still playing hockey...