Raptors are not an NHL hockey team, and this is the mecca of hockey markets. They will have little to no effect on the Leafs. It will take a longer than 4 years for the Raptors to have anywhere close to as many fans as the Leafs, and even if & when they do there will still be sellouts every night at the ACC. It's more than just an NHL team in Toronto, it's a religion. Fans aren't going anywhere. This isn't a fad, it's engrained in people's DNA here.thelefteyeguy wrote: ↑not sure about that...i use to think that but the Raptors momentum is in full force. A generation of Raptors fans will take a dent into season tickets a decade from now.
It's not fun being a Leafs Fan...more than a decade of crap...this is worst than the 80s.
It's not hard making the playoffs...Leafs can't even do it by fluke.
The Raptors are a fad and so are the Jays to an extent. If they do well, their fans support them. If not, well then there are more empty seats than there are with fans in them. They were having a hard time practically giving away Raps tickets for free not 3-4 years ago. The Leafs won't have that problem for at least a very long time. Toronto FC are proving to be more like the Leafs so far, being that their fanbase is there no matter how horribly they've done.