Things are bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs right now, but things are even worse for a few fans.
The Leafs’ nightmare of a season continued Monday night, as they lost to the last-place Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on home ice. Fans were none too pleased with their team dropping its fifth consecutive game and 13th in its last 16, and four especially disgruntled folks didn’t hide their disgust as they tossed their jerseys onto the Air Canada Centre Ice.
They likely regretted that decision almost instantly, though. Three of the four men were ticketed for their actions, removed from the arena and, if that wasn’t enough, also were banned for a year from Air Canada Centre. (But you could argue that’s not such a bad thing with the way the Leafs are playing).
It’s not a criminal offense, but the men likely will face a fine of $125, the Toronto Star reported.
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There’s no denying frustration is reaching new heights in Toronto this season, but the players, namely Nazem Kadri, believe more should be done to prevent this type of behavior from fans.
“I don’t how that happens, what security or the ushers are doing,” Kadri said, per the Toronto Star. “It seems like we’re giving the guy an extra couple minutes to flip everybody off and to mock our real fans.
“I don’t know how that guy’s not taken by his shirt and dragged out of there, but what do I know?”
If the Leafs really want the jersey throwing to stop, though, they might want to start winning some games.
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