Canada isn't exactly known for its hip hop artists. Sure, Torontonians like Drake and The Weeknd are major international stars, and Toronto's Maestro Fresh-Wes was the first Canadian rapper to break into the US Billboard charts, but that wasn't until 1989. It took another nine years for Canada to get its breakthrough track, Northern Touch, which Seth Rogan described as the Canadian "Stairway to Heaven". It was in Northern Touch that the occasionally used T.O. (pronounced tee-dot-oh) moniker for the city took off in the hip hop community, with rapper Choclair talking about "T-dizzot, O-dizzot".
Why is this relevant? It isn't. But in spite of their reasonably good season this year, there isn't a ton to discuss about the Leafs because they are a terrible franchise. Despite a rich history as an Original Six squad and being the lone team in a city that could probably support three of them, the Leafs haven't even sniffed a conference finals in over twenty years and haven't been to a Stanley Cup final since before the very establishment of the Eastern Conference.
Walk into Scotiabank Arena, score goals, drink their moonshine-grade beer, exploit the weakness of the Canadian dollar, and start winning again. The Leafs are favorites at -130 with a line of -1.5. Let's embarrass some sharps.
7p EST puck drop, NESN/ESPN+. Fucking win.
Why is this relevant? It isn't. But in spite of their reasonably good season this year, there isn't a ton to discuss about the Leafs because they are a terrible franchise. Despite a rich history as an Original Six squad and being the lone team in a city that could probably support three of them, the Leafs haven't even sniffed a conference finals in over twenty years and haven't been to a Stanley Cup final since before the very establishment of the Eastern Conference.
Walk into Scotiabank Arena, score goals, drink their moonshine-grade beer, exploit the weakness of the Canadian dollar, and start winning again. The Leafs are favorites at -130 with a line of -1.5. Let's embarrass some sharps.
7p EST puck drop, NESN/ESPN+. Fucking win.