13 Musings: The Leafs are no fun, Sportsnet’s switcheroo
The Maple Leafs hype machine around the team seems to be in a low gear.
The success of the Blue Jays has dominated the sports conversation among the city's fans. The team may have only themselves to blame or thank for this. They're taking a workmanlike approach and are boring. That doesn't sell tickets. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talking about.
The team may like the pot at a low simmer, but if no one is paying attention, what does it matter how well you do?
Sportsnet has taken over the NHL Live product and dropped some popular features.
Sportsnet switched to Premium service. It's easy to pirate content.
Ilya Mikheyev got hurt in his first pre-season game as a Canuck.
Aaron Judge is on the verge of breaking the American League record for home runs in a single season.
Sheldon Keefe and John Tavares are playing a doubleheader. Tavare prefers to play than practise.
Sportsnet switched the schedule for the doubleheader.
Sportsnet switched channels and no longer talk about betting.
Seattle’s Matty Beniers will be the rookie of the year.
The Battle of Alberta and the Battle on Ontario are back this year.
Keefe is impressed with Ty Voit's ability to play when the puck is not on his stick.
Keefe watches the video from practice. The video crew records it to check if drills went well. The crew focuses more on the coaches than the players.
Jordie Benn and Adam Gaudette are the new guys who have the best quotes. Denis Malgin and Calle Järnkrok replace Ondrej Kaše and Ilya Mikheyev.
13th is the date of Oscar Wilde's death.
To contribute to Conversations, you need to be a registered Torstar account holder.
