I've noticed a strange occurance this year at the Corel Centre this year. I've seen people wearing Toronto Maple Leaf gear to games at the Corel Centre on Saturday nights when Ottawa's opposition isn't Toronto. Last Saturday the Sens were blowing out the Rangers at the Corel Centre while the Leafs were in Montreal facing their historic rivals in a meaningful matchup.

So why were there two guys wearing Leafs gear in the row in front of me cheering for the Rangers? And it wasn't like they were with other people who might be Senators fans. They came alone. Why wouldn't they be watching the Habs and Leafs on CBC?

I don't really know for sure but I can speculate on the reasons.

They hate the Sens more then the Leafs so they'd rather cheer against the Sens then cheer for the Leafs.

They find Senator games more exciting to watch then Toronto games.

They like paying $4.50 for a mediocre beer.

They like to ogle the ice girls and Brigitte, the perky young airhead that's the ingame host at the Corel Centre.

Who knows for sure, but I tend to laugh when Leaf fans on discussion boards talk about Senator fans' obsession with the Leafs.

# posted by BlackRedGold : 11:29 AM