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Maple Leafs fans charged with public mischief for jersey tossing protests posted on 01/22/2015

Have you ever seen a beer thrown on the ice during an NHL game?

It’s tragic, really, considering the price-per-ounce of arena suds. But it’s also something usually done in protest of an injustice against the home team, such as a bad call or a heinous act by the visiting team.

Does it lead to an ejection of that fan from the arena? Sometimes. Does it lead to an arrest? Well, no, because that’s draconian and stupid. 

On Monday night, during the Toronto Maple Leafs’ latest “can it get ANY worse?” low-point of their season, fans threw a few items at the ice: Their Leafs jerseys, four of them, during different parts of the game.

The difference between those beers and those jerseys, outside of taste: The latter were tossed to express frustration over the home team’s performance, to embarrass management and send a message to the players.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: Strength and Weaknesses and Chances of Winning the Stanley Cup posted on 10/16/2014

The Toronto Maple Leafs did not manage to get to the playoffs through the Atlantic conference. The team finished 23rd overall in the league with 84 points. The last fourteen games were the worst for the team. They lost 12 of them and this meant something had to be done.

Young Assistant Manager

The team’s General Manager Dave Nonis, made a number of dramatic changes to the team. One of them was making 28 year old Kyle Dubas the new assistant General Manager. Questions were raised about bringing in a 28 year old to be an Assistant Manager.

The General Manager expressed confidence in Kyle “…Age was never a factor.. it was clear to us quickly that he’s going to be good at it”, He said. Kyle Dubas played and worked for a Hockey team that was once owned by his grandfather. He brings to the team analytics and data.

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