A little Toronto Maple Leaf humor

[ninepointer]

I find it strange that almost every analysis of the Leafs woes looks no farther back than a season or two at most, while the under-performance goes back decades, almost a lifetime. In fact, to have a record as bad the Leafs do is a statistical improbability.

Part of my job involves leadership development and management training. For an organization to continually fail to meet even modest objectives (i.e. just make the play offs) for so long, there have to be many things seriously flawed throughout the entire organization, top to bottom. Its not simply about a bad trade or a knee-jerk firing; its about deep-seated dis-function at many levels.

There's got to be some MBA student somewhere whose Masters thesis is a case-study of the Leafs' organizational failure. I'd love to read it.

[Roper]

Im not a Leaf fan. But I find the Leaf situation over the years quite a conundrum. I really can't understand how so many well paid coach's and GM's can't get this team to win. My guesses for their continuing failure is poor drafting and a sickening media presence.
I have enjoyed the ineptitude of the franchise over the years but now find myself rooting for them similar to the way I root for the Cubs.
This year they are the definition of a tanking team.
Leaf Fans: please say a collective prayer to King Clancy for the resurection of Leaf Nation for Jesus Christ Superstar - aka Conner McDavid.

[trimmer21]

I find it strange that almost every analysis of the Leafs woes looks no farther back than a season or two at most, while the under-performance goes back decades, almost a lifetime. In fact, to have a record as bad the Leafs do is a statistical improbability.

Part of my job involves leadership development and management training. For an organization to continually fail to meet even modest objectives (i.e. just make the play offs) for so long, there have to be many things seriously flawed throughout the entire organization, top to bottom. Its not simply about a bad trade or a knee-jerk firing; its about deep-seated dis-function at many levels.

There's got to be some MBA student somewhere whose Masters thesis is a case-study of the Leafs' organizational failure. I'd love to read it.

That's an excellent observation. I,too,would like very much to read the same thesis. The organization has changed the entire team roster dozens of times,coaching and general managers at least that many.built a new arena,hired half a dozen PR teams and we still have the same result. What the h**l's left?

[CalTek]

Think there is a video going around as well with an interview and some inappropriate comments made to a rather attractive news reporter.....havent seen it but heard its out there

There is and we will leave that one for people to Google and not post as it is inappropriate.