pc28¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs forward Scott Laughton (24) and Ottawa Senators centre Ridly Greig (71) fight during second period NHL hockey action in pc28¹ÙÍøon Saturday, March 15, 2025.Â
No sooner had I arrived at the Star’s main offices on Monday morning than I was informed, in a way that suggested I should be delighted about it, that the Winnipeg Jets had secured a hard-fought double-overtime victory against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game the night before.
pc28¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs forward Scott Laughton (24) and Ottawa Senators centre Ridly Greig (71) fight during second period NHL hockey action in pc28¹ÙÍøon Saturday, March 15, 2025.Â
No sooner had I arrived at the Star’s main offices on Monday morning than I was informed, in a way that suggested I should be delighted about it, that the Winnipeg Jets had secured a hard-fought double-overtime victory against the St. Louis Blues in an NHL game the night before.
My own team, the pc28¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs, had already advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, having defeated the Ottawa Senators after six games, three in the Leafs’ home rink and three in the Leafs’ other home rink. Still, I was delighted for the Jets’ several fans.
You may be wondering how I can be so smug in my fandom: after all, something something 1967. You also may be thinking that this kind of raillery is unsuited to the times: facing economic and existential threats from the United States, we should all pull together to support Canadian teams. Hockey, as telecom and gambling companies love to tell us, is our game.
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Graeme Bayliss is an opinion editor at the Star. He lives in
Toronto.
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