Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost another game to the Montreal Canadiens, this time at a Scotiabank Arena that was overtaken by Habs fans.
Over the last couple of years, there has been discourse about the prices for Leafs tickets at Scotiabank Arena, and how the average fan has been priced out.
A timid atmosphere at the arena suggests the fans in the building are part of the business class. Stuffy suit types who simply don't cheer as much as the working-class supporters.
On Saturday night, things got even more dire at Scotiabank Arena, as the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 4-2.
Canadiens fans take over Scotiabank Arena
According to numerous accounts on social media, Canadiens fans were almost outnumbering the Leafs fans in the building, which is absolutely absurd.
It's one of those things you would never expect. Sure, Montreal is six hours away, but for their fans to have this much representation in the building is a significant problem.
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David Alter took a photo of this phenomenon, and it is clear that the Canadiens fans were, at the very least, 50 percent of the contingency in the building.
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If you are an executive for the Maple Leafs watching this, it should be a wake-up call. Fans cannot afford to go to the games, and the product isn't good enough to justify spending the money.
This is one of those things that you kick the can down the road and only address when it gets out of control. Well, it's gotten out of control, and the Leafs are in trouble.
On Sunday night, the Maple Leafs will be playing the New Jersey Devils in Toronto, and they will hope that this doesn't happen all over again.
Given the fact that the Devils aren't the Canadiens, it will probably be a more amicable crowd towards the Maple Leafs. Regardless, the fact remains something has to give.
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