Not even a full season and Toronto has made Babcock lose his mind.

[Algernon]

“The whole league is set up to help the bottom feeders,” Babcock said. “We have a salary cap, do we not? So, if there was no salary cap, the Toronto Maple Leafs could go out and spend as much money as they wanted, could they not? And as long as you made the money you could spend it. Now, I like that. That’s my political background. That’s what I believe in in life, but that’s not the way the league is run. So let’s fix that first and then we can get into the draft.”

Lol idiot

[Avyran]

Toronto ruins people just like Edmonton ruins players.

[Factorial]

He sounds bitter to me.

[Faubert5]

Mike's political beliefs don't keep him from coaching in buildings paid for mostly by taxpayer dollars. His point is disingenuous. The teams aren't really individual businesses as much as the league is. Having the cap makes all the teams better off as it helps keep up interest in the game, makes it easier for non-traditional markets to compete, and generally makes the overall product better.

[FistOfCaufield]

Sounds good, now can we add a Canadian team in Hamilton? No? Well f off then.

[Factorial]

Mike's political beliefs don't keep him from coaching in buildings paid for mostly by taxpayer dollars. His point is disingenuous.

That sounds familiar.

[Faubert5]

Mike's political beliefs don't keep him from coaching in buildings paid for mostly by taxpayer dollars. His point is disingenuous.

That sounds familiar.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

[BigMck]

A regular at the Oakland hotel bar that is a Leafs fan, and lives outside Toronto, says, "government money keeps me from the games. Government buys the suite, brings in business owners curious about setting up shop there, then doles out tickets to government workers.


Mediocrity as its finest.

[dodint]

Damn. The only thing my government job ever got me was Admiral tickets.