The Leafs are set to roll into Edmonton with an exciting, playoff-bound team, while the Oilers are staring down yet another playoff miss. The place will explode every time Toronto scores. It's up to the Oilers to play the spoiler. (SportsnetSpec)
It sucks to lose. But it REALLY sucks to lose in Toronto, to the Maple Leafs, the way theThen there’s the way they lost — the Oilers dominated the first period, yet ended up on the wrong end of a 6-2 score. The Leafs had to play about 18 minutes to collect the two points. It was embarrassing.. Of course, it’s a 5 p.m.
Nor did they ever play a home game against the Leafs where it seemed like more than 50 per cent of the fans were cheering for the Oilers. It ticked Low off, something fierce.“Generally, you’re 50-50 , and that’s disturbing,” said Low on Friday. “It’s the same thing when Montreal comes to town. As a coach, when the ‘Go Leafs Go’ chants get going? It’s a different scenario.”
“In the 50s, 60s and 70s, you were one of two things: A Leafs fan or a Canadiens fan, and my Dad was a hell of a Leafs fan,” said Low, who turns 69 in June. “We had six people in the house and I was the only Canadiens fan. Ironically, I got drafted by the Leafs. How weird is that?”
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