Toronto Maple Leafs apologise to fans for awful played 2011-2012 regular season –NHL Update
Toronto Maple Leafs, despite being an original six team and having one of the best line-ups throughout the National Hockey League (NHL), had one its worst year’s as they ended the 2011-2012 NHL regular season at number 13 in the Eastern Conference, way out
of the playoffs.
While fans might not be willing to hear anything Toronto might have to say, the Maple Leafs franchise came out in the open for the first time since the season came to an end and put forth an apology for an awfully played and devastating season.
Toronto tried a lot of things during the season like replacing head coach Ron Wilson with former Anaheim Ducks coach, Randy Carlyle, but fans at one point also turned against general manager, Brian Burke, demanding that he be fired as well.
Along with the apology, Burke also described his technique of creating and managing a team to stay the same and shared what his plans on improving were.
"My view on how hockey teams are built and how hockey games are won has not changed," Burke said. "I still believe that big physical teams win hockey games and if you have two evenly matched teams from a skill perspective, the bigger team's going to win.
We need to get bigger. That's my top priority."
It was also learnt that Toronto also sent letters to season ticket holders to show their humbleness and wanting fans to still stand by them through these tough times.
Toronto Maple Leafs chief operating officer, Tom Anselmi, has also taken drastic steps as far as to talk to each and every fan personally in order to address any concerns and issues they might have.
"This is about winning, this is about doing right by your fans, this is what we're all into this for," Anselmi said. "Sports is a business, yeah, but it's a business based on emotion and passion and caring. These fans they care."
It can be seen that along with the fans, the Toronto franchise has also had enough of losing and staying below the playoff line. Next season will definitely be a make-it or break-it one for them as it does not seem there is any room left for error.
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