The Toronto Maple Leafs: A Half-Century of Failure

TRIGGER WARNING: The following video contains scenes that may cause horrible pain for Maple Leafs fans and/or vicarious joy for division rivals.
I've been waiting for the right time to work on this vid. Now is finally the time. Come and witness over fifty years of failure, greed, strife, and ineptitude in all aspects of the team. Do I try to make a long explanation here? Of course not. The answer is to get right into it.
I can only hope I did this justice.

[@B.Launders]

2021: “You’re up 3 games to 1 against ‘Le Canadiens’. To no one’s surprise…you completely take the piss.”

[@xerox228]

The greatest legacy of failure in hockey now... LOLEAFS

[@shocktrauma85]

The Toronto Maple Leafs, Professional Hockey's 28-3 Atlanta Falcons.

[@robvonk9131]

Where's the Congrats Leafs video? I'm waiting. Lol.

[@serraramayfield9230]

@@robvonk9131 And there it is

[@HAA0603]

@@robvonk9131 it’s here now😈

[@JRock3091]

Fun fact: The largest salt mine in North America is located in Scotiabank Arena

[@matthewbarnett120]

That bc of all the crying I did

[@mc3443]

HAHAHAHA THAT WAS GOOD.

[@JRock3091]

@@mattkju4037 And here we see the humble salt miner... I mean leafs fan

[@saltywingsandavsfan]

Facts

[@u4yk]

@@JRock3091 how do they get rid of all that salt to get the arena ready for Raptors games?

[@matthewshortle5274]

Congratulations Maple Leafs! YOU MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2004!

[@MrUndersolo]

Enjoy the next few games...

[@Sam-im5tc]

CONGRATULATIONS MAPLES LEAFS! YOU ARE IN A 3-0 HOLE TO A TEAM THAT BARELY MADE THE PLAYOFFS

[@daboys1215]

@@MrUndersolo Just Wednesday then they hit the golf course.

[@scawfan75]

*DING* Insert Florida Panthers

[@jman652000]

script writers have determined a 4-3 reverse sweep - coping leafs fan 😭

[@benabramowitz18]

Who’s back here after they lost to the Lightning in 2022, thereby giving the Leafs sole possession of the longest active drought of playoff series wins?

[@shauncameron8390]

After the Florida Panthers got out of their drought this past Friday which was 8 years longer.

[@allanburton8115]

The Leafs haven't even got past the first round of the playoffs in about 20 years. 🤦‍♂️

[@raymondanimalcrossing]

I'm not

[@Jersh.]

I’m a leafs fan and I watch this once a month. I’m always back. This might be a kink at this point.

[@carter7944]

Congratulations your team STILL cant make past the first round of tje playoffs

[@yaghlabi2]

“Zero fucks were given as money was made” - Leafs history in one sentence

[@HAA0603]

Yep…………yep *yup* *YUUUUUUUUUUUP* I swear to god, if the Sens win the Stanley Cup before the Leafs, I will officially confirm who’s the better Ontario team.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@HAA0603 not with Melnyk

[@wjmcd703]

Actually could describe the history of most teams

[@TominoHoshino]

Pretty. Fucking. Much. Leafs are the drunk, rich uncle who never gets his shit together and is forever a bachelor. Fitting!

[@capricornrabbit]

@@HAA0603 p

[@McDouggal]

20 minutes in: "Huh, this is taking a while, we're only in the early 2000s, how long is - it's not even half done. Oh boy."

[@PhilipWilhelm68]

Ah...40 minutes. It says so in the video. Lol. Curious, do you scout for Toronto? Cuz the obvious seems to elude you? LoL (Just joking with you)

[@McDouggal]

I started watching it without checking the video length.

[@ckendall67]

40 minutes still isn't enough to summarize the plight of this broken franchise.

[@Revonite96]

@@ckendall67 40 minutes just scratches the surface when it comes to the Laughs failures.

[@woreandpiece4815]

Thoughts on Volume 8 of RWBY?

[@MikeTheKoopaWarrior]

Since Phil Kessel was traded: The Leafs: one playoff series win. Phil Kessel: three Stanley Cups.

[@ottomackensen]

Go hotdog man

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

I mean he wouldn’t win anything here, so he went to teams with great cores. He was never the problem. Fuck Steve Simmons.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

man that trade aged like Milk for the Maple Leafs LOL

[@TCHC85]

Toronto. The only city in North America where the leafs fall in the spring.

[@Entername-md1ev]

Northern hemisphere* 😅

[@barbarian92]

Hey fun fact: the defunct Thrashers have made it to the second round as many times as the Leafs have since 2004!

[@coolbeansjr]

Wow..u just blew me brain

[@colinmazzella7948]

Vegas has more cup final appearances in their first year than the leafs post expansion

[@kidracer325]

The Sabres haven’t made the playoffs in 10 years and they won a playoff series more recently than the Leafs

[@JasNel25]

Actually, both former Atlanta hockey franchises have had more success after moving to Canada than the Leafs in that entire period.

[@user-rc7bc9um4e]

Lmao as a former thrashers fan i laughed

[@sportsrook8282]

I can’t wait to marvel my eyes at UrinatingTree’s finest work.

[@Reydriel]

You called it!

[@keeshandave8603]

That was jack crap! I'm so ticked off! At least the Raptors are better

[@keeshandave8603]

That was not a masterpiece fam

[@mikal0457]

He should do one for the Indians and the La clippers

[@keeshandave8603]

@@mikal0457 true.

[@mursuka80]

Leafs made history again. First team in NHL/NBA/MLB history to lose five straight winner takes all games in the first round of the playoffs.

[@maximnaldault8]

they don't like to talk about that. they like to say.... we were close. maybe next year.

[@SuperStrik9]

It's to be expected. This is a team that lost to their own zamboni driver.

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

A city as good as Toronto doesn’t deserve this.

[@CNSPORTZEDITZ]

@@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi but their fans do and sadly no amount of choking will shut up their arrogance

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@CNSPORTZEDITZ Edmonton has way more toxic fans

[@ghouston6950]

The simple fact that this video took 40 minutes to watch tells you the state of the Leaf's franchise.

[@KyleShiflet13666]

Everyone talks about how bad Phoenix is, and they're bad, but compared to Toronto, they look like children's play in comparison

[@matthewshortle5274]

Last time Toronto Maple Leafs won a Stanley Cup: Lyndon B Johnson was the president, Lester Pearson was the Canadian PM, and The Graduate was the highest grossing movie that year. Last time Toronto Maple Leafs won a playoff series: George W Bush was the president, Paul Martin was the Canadian PM, and Shrek 2 was the highest grossing movie that year. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the Dallas Cowboys of hockey.

[@stonedsniper8932]

We just need a new shrek movie then maybe the leafs can win a series.

[@matthewshortle5274]

@IonXtreme Of course. Bill Clinton was the president the last time Cowboys won a Super Bowl.

[@SportsFan2001]

And the average high school graduate was born in... 1949?!

[@taipeijoey101]

More like the Chicago Bears

[@matthewshortle5274]

@@stonedsniper8932 2 more Shrek movies were made since the Leafs last playoff series win. Another Shrek movie would still be more successful than the Leafs in the past 53 years.

[@liaml8600]

Toronto Maple Leafs: Rebuilding since 1967.

[@evanfortunato2382]

Nice pfp Sam

[@TheGeneralZubas]

The Detroit Lion's of Hockey..

[@TheGeneralZubas]

@Razh 80 LOL! They were an expansion team though, they didn't have a Previous Glory year's.

[@TheGeneralZubas]

@Razh 80 That was a cool game to watch though..

[@Marinerslover2014]

@lilam like the Mariners

[@joesakic91]

Add Nazem Kadri to the list of ex-Leafs who won a Stanley Cup after leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs.

[@dannythomas417]

We've had a lot of our former players relocate to Calgary and Vancouver where they become more like us every year.

[@NN010]

@@dannythomas417 Meanwhile as an Oilers fan I’m both laughing as the Flames collapse & am also a little sad as it means we probably won’t get another series like last year’s Battle of Alberta for a while.

[@staringatthesun861]

The fact that this video is less than 2 years old and there's already new content to add to the choke archives, is incredible. 0-5 in closeout games in 2021 and '22.

[@davidford3968]

And now you can add the loss in the 2nd round for 2023

[@austinthurman13]

Really like the Steve Dangle addition at the 42 year old Zamboni driver part

[@crownerose474]

Austin Thurman time stamp?

[@austinthurman13]

Crowne Rose 35:57

[@BombiN0]

Hurricane Man's role here might have been small, but it deserves an Oscar.

[@carlhuffman454]

Canes fan here. Hurricanes Man is part of our DNA, and we love to hear him. GO CANES!

[@jayden2669]

I think his name is ayers

[@metropod]

Ozi17 19:18, can’t miss the Brass Bonanza.

[@aarongoldstein8472]

love the brass

[@jonathan_tong93]

The Maple Leafs could have ended their 30-year drought in 1997

[@highvoltagemedia7150]

Anyone else here after their fans chanted “We Want Florida!” and then got demolished in 5 games? 😂

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

To make things even better, the Panthers made the Finals and Kessel just won his THIRD Cup

[@geoff3103]

priceless eh?

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

@@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouzaSUCH GREATNESS 😂 man i wonder when Tree will be making an updated video on the Maple Leafs to include them blowing a 3-1 leads to their bitter rivals Canadians finally winning a Playoff series annnnnnnnd then getting shitted on in the next round

[@MillionaireWizard]

30:43 ANNNNDD, Phil Kessel picked up his 3rd Stanley Cup ring with the Vegas Golden Knights. That team hadn't even been alive 50 years before the Maple Leafs won their last Stanley Cup win. Dear god, how cursed do you have to be?

[@2049571]

So cursed that the only way to beat it is by just deleting your entire franchise and relegating it to the Recycle Bin of history

[@williamzambrano5321]

At least their Arena is advancing to the playoffs this season. Edit May 31, 2021 - The Leafs actually outdid themselves this time 😂 Thanks for all the likes

[@matthewshortle5274]

So as the Edmonton Oilers

[@aakashsingh3869]

their arena's going to be hosting a banner next season though... (yes it's going to be the raptors' but still maybe they can absorb some of that championship mojo via osmosis)

[@Silenceaverted]

Even their arena can’t make the cup final

[@robbi6801]

Only up to the Eastern Semis tough...

[@Geno2733]

Hell that'll be the first time a cup has been won in Toronto since 67

[@tanfdd]

poor Steve Dangle, you could feel his pain during the whole "They lost to a 42 year old zamboni driver, WHO WORKS FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!"

[@homerguy4444]

Jimmy Hall man you zoomers are dumb. Ok boomer, how clever.

[@MrFreddy123]

Hah, let him bask in mediocrity. Probably better for his KZbin channel as well

[@jake748]

@@homerguy4444 ok boomer

[@reedermh]

I didn't know the emergency goaltender rule could have him play for either the home or road team.

[@NelsonA_]

@@MrFreddy123 okay boomer

[@ericradford2142]

This has aged quite well

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I know right. This is getting sad. We might get to a point in society where Mike Myers does a second Cat in the Hat film before the Leafs win a playoff series.

[@Dam1eN81]

Lol no kidding hahahaha

[@quietman208]

@@cooperwolfe5478 Dude why did this comment make me laugh so hard

[@cooperwolfe5478]

@@quietman208 I’m glad that someone finds it funny. I was afraid that people weren’t getting the reference.

[@allanburton8115]

You would think that after 55 years they would have got it right. Guess not.

[@daltonjohnson38]

Update 2023: YOU'VE DONE IT LEAFS!!! YOU'VE WON A PLAYOFF SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS!!! 2023 Semi Finals: WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT? You had the momentum going into the Semi Finals and you only won ONE GAME. Good Lord. It's going to be another 19 years before you get past the semi finals? CONGRATS LEAFS, YOU HAVE ONCE AGAIN RIPPED YOUR FANS HEARTS OUT.

[@frankieseward8667]

Well hopefully they get it sooner than the cubs won the world series

[@viceregentofducanada9384]

The Columbus Blue Jackets: after almost 15 years of being the league’s abandoned oil boom town, they have come back with a vengeance to be the grim reaper of teams who have been spoiled rotten.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Too many Good Teams - Thanks to Movies SLAP SHOT & Miracle !

[@LBP15]

well, they’re going to lose to Tampa this year I think. Lots of heart but not much skill. We’ll see how far Korpisalo can carry them though

[@JasNel25]

They better beat Tampa Bay this year. I want to hear his reaction if they lose again to the Jackets.

[@viceregentofducanada9384]

CHAD STOUT it’s more about what they already have done. It’s about being fuelled by a rage the likes of which the league has never seen before after being considered naturally dead for much of their existence up until 2016-17. You can’t sign or trade for that. Whether they beat Tampa or not they will not being going away soon.

[@LBP15]

Viceregent of/du Canada I am not familiar with Columbus’ prospects or who is coming up the pipeline, but they need a lot of help up front. Dubois is really solid and Foudy looks great. Jenner and Foligno provide some veteran grit, but I think ideally those guys play further down your lineup. Atkinson is unreliable. 40 goals one year, 12 the next. The only player who didn’t register a shot in today’s game against Tampa. That’s right - for BOTH teams, the ONLY player who didn’t register a shot on goal was Cam Atkinson. Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Nash, and the rest of their forwards are serviceable but unremarkable. They struggle to generate offence that isn’t the result of a point shot or a scramble. Again, look at the game today. It was tight, but Columbus had no business being in the game. Tampa Bay pulverized them. It was one of the more one-sided playoff games I can remember watching. Luckily for Columbus, Korpisalo is really dialled in right now. He looks excellent. All this to say they may remain a pesky team to play against, but without an injection of skill I don’t think they will be making a deep playoff run anytime soon. Now that I’ve said that, I’m sure they’ll win the cup this year to make me look like an asshole lol

[@thanos2588]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Cody Ceci has more playoff goals than Evgeni Malkin this decade

[@mynameismatt1450]

And Marner...

[@nouh3053]

Cody Ceci has 0 playoffs goals. Qualifiers aren’t playoffs

[@itakei]

@@nouh3053 They are. Two teams play each other in a series to advance. Whatever your opinions are on the qualifiers they count as playoff stats.

[@Jay-fl5yr]

Shin547 I think for statistical purposes they are playoff games. I know the round robin games were, and they didn’t even follow the playoff format.

[@nouh3053]

Shin547 I mean yea they count as playoff stats but let’s be real if it’s not in the 7 game 4 round format does it really even count

[@dannythomas417]

2020: Nick Foligno 2021: Nick Suzuki 2022: Nick Paul 2023: Nick Cousins Why does a Nick always beat this team?!

[@justanotherDAWG]

Nice catch.. The Red Wings need a new Nick IMMEDIATELY..😊

[@slider903]

Wow.

[@daveyboy_]

Just in the Nick of time

[@scawfan75]

Eastern conference be like: "QUICK we need a player with the first name Nick! It's Toronto's kryptonite

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

​@@scawfan75 it's funny because even a Quick won more than them

[@archangelgv2811]

2021-22 Season Okay this HAS to be the fucking year to do it. High end talent from top to bottom, Jack Campbell playing out of his mind, Auston Matthews with 60+ goals on the year and a second consecutive Rocket Richard Trophy. This level of talent brings you to the playoffs facing the Back to Back Champion Lightning. There is NO WAY in whatever circle of hell Harold Ballard is in that you can fuck this up. Game 1: You mop the floor with Tampa 5 0 and make them look like school boys. You FUCKING GOT THIS! Game 2: A little stumble into a 5 2 loss but it's fine. nobody was seriously injured like previous years and Matthews and Marner are actually doing something. Hope is still alive Game 3: You pull a reverse card on the Lightning, beating them 5 3 on their own ice and take the series lead. You can do this! Game 4: YOU GET A TOUCHDOWN SCORED ON YOU And you go back to Scotia Bank with the series tied at 2. You're going to fuck this up, aren't you? Game 5: It's a nail biter but Jack Campbell shuts the door to lead you to a 4 3 win and a 3 2 series lead. youre not going to blow this like last year. right? Game 6: In a tightly contensted game, it goes into Overtime. you can put the Lightning to sleep with ONE FUCKING GOAL! Game 6 OT: On a rush chance, Matthews trips over himself leading to a counter by the Lightning and Brayden Point forces a game 7 like you've forced pain onto your fanbase since 2004. Game 7: So instead of an OT dagger to either win the series or lose and rip your fans hearts out for the 100th time, you choose a slow death by regulation as you fail to solve Andre Vasilevskiy rubix cube. Where do you go from here?! Roster is deeper than ever. Jack Campbell is a wall, you have an elite goalscorer in Auston Matthews and depth to back it up in Morgan Reilly, William Nylander and John Tavares and you STILL CANT WIN A FUCKING SERIES!!?? Get out of my sight. The Flames of cap hell are coming for you. Boy-Wonder Kyle Dubas is on thin ice and this team either needs an overhaul or a Stalin like purging to set the ship right. (Heavily edited for grammar mistakes and score correction)

[@Djcolinc]

I read this with trees voice

[@magnabaddelta-thriller5603]

excellent hahahahaha 😂

[@smokesletsgo2374]

For fuck sakes the game JUST ENDED i should just die

[@IDoNotApproveOfThat]

Mans wrote the whole script for Tree.

[@lastlaff2777]

The need the priest from The Exorcist.

[@farsa_jaan]

3 things are inevitable: death taxes the leafs choking early in the playoffs

[@noahcricket]

And the panthers never making past the first round or more than half the time not even getting into the playoffs

[@Sleepyless]

And 3-0 comebacks

[@mattmarino4033]

LGI-We didn’t need Tavares

[@braeden4878]

And the sharks choking when they have a chance to win 😭

[@adamthespinygiant]

someidioticmemeyboi and losing to their OWN ZAMBONI DRIVER

[@rmanz1766]

"It must be spring, the leafs are out..."

[@justawinddown]

Golden

[@kam9908]

@@justawinddown just like the leaves 😃👍

[@keeshandave8603]

@@justawinddown that ain't golden, it's insultive

[@markiv2942]

I have heard that first time in the 90s.

[@tubedude4859]

Fall is coming and the Habs will fall again . 28 years and counting of going braless with no cup.

[@slurpassassin292]

2021: “You lead the canadiens 3 games to 1. To no one’s surprise you take the piss.” 2022: “Your up 3 games to 2 against the Tampa bay lightning. To no one’s surprise you take the piss again.”

[@ShadowBaofu]

C is for "it's not a Choke, it was a close series" O is for "Overtime, I got a good feeling." P is for "Penalties, the refs screwed us!" I is for "It was our year!" U is for "We're so Unlucky, guys!" M is for "Media loves our team and they cant stop fellating our Leafs!" COPIUM. Year 2 of 10 before permanent deletion.

[@shocktrauma85]

Has to be even worse now that the Florida Panthers ended their playoff drought. The Leafs saw the Bengals end their playoff drought and thought this would be their end. To quote Tommunism "Kitty Goes Meow."

[@danielpetrucci8952]

COPIUM just like the UKRAINIAN ARMY LOL

[@wolfiehatesgoogle]

I'd say "COWBOYS FANS OF THE NHL" but somehow the leafs are more cowboys than the cowboys ever wish to cowboy

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

...well, at least one curse ended

[@dclark142002]

I love that the refrain is that the guys the Leafs pass over became stars, while the guys the Leafs invest in become duds...as though this is poor scouting or luck. Or, it could be that the team is absolutely HORRIBLE at developing talent...

[@cartmann94]

The Maple Leafs: a team so laughably bad, not even Mike Myers could make good in the Love Guru.

[@djtrankilo231]

That movie is so forgettable

[@UrinatingTree]

Gods: Did you make it? Mike Myers: Yes. Gods: What did is cost? Mike Myers: Everything.

[@stopdropandroll]

thats funny because mike myers is a leafs fan

[@philly_sports1558]

@@UrinatingTree This is the greatest video you have ever made, Tree. This is an utter masterpiece. Your magnum opus. Thank you for all your effort in putting this together.

[@Manu-et9rj]

@@philly_sports1558 this is absolutely right

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

My father, God rest his soul, made this comment in 1985: "The Maple Leafs will never win a Stanley Cup, not while I'm still alive." My father passed away in 2009, and futility continues to prove him right eleven years later.

[@cmnsne]

RIP

[@englenn806]

My condolences

[@toggafamai4224]

God bless him

[@Gene601]

I hope they never win it while I'm alive either.

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

@@englenn806 Thank you.

[@matthewshortle5274]

Who's back here after the Leafs lost in 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning and now have the longest playoff series drought?

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I know right. This is getting sad. We might get to a point in society where Mike Myers does a second Cat in the Hat film before the Leafs win a playoff series.

[@TheUnnamedAssailant]

Me !!! 😂😂😂

[@allanburton8115]

What do the Leafs have in common with a Hoover vacuum cleaner? THEY BOTH SUCK.

[@joeford5181]

Okay, who the fuck is still watching this after Leafs made another historical moment? Becoming the first team to lose in NBA/MLB/NHL a winner- take- all game in the opening round of the playoffs 5 years in a row

[@theoleadfoot2864]

Of note for the nfl, the Bengals have done that

[@nyrgaming3091]

“The islanders won a playoff series in Toronto before Tavares did” Ohhhhhhhh that’s just mean 😂

[@stevencooke6451]

The Islanders have been a better team without him.

[@plowking813]

its your bedtime 🤣

[@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028]

Even your Islanders team won a playoff series, at least your Islanders won a playoff series with Tavares

[@plowking813]

@@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028 dont think tavares ever been past round 1

[@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028]

@@plowking813 not 2019. I'm talking about the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

[@ChaosGetter1989]

Where is the red light district in Toronto? Behind the Leafs net

[@trisgilmour]

ChaosGetter1989 how very true 😂

[@hotrodjones74]

Oh snap!

[@holoholopainen1627]

What Do You MEAN by - The Red Light ?

[@trisgilmour]

Holo Holopainen after a goal is scored in the nhl there’s a red light goes on

[@rbrucerye]

That explains the sunscreen on the Leafs bench. Right by where the backup sits.

[@maxm7399]

CONGRATULATIONS LEAFS YOU'VE LOST 5 FIRST ROUND GAME 7S IN A ROW

[@Dam1eN81]

Its been years since leafs past 1st rd...when they did im surprised there was no riot...

[@Tu49]

Now it is 55 years

[@mattgibson7040]

Harold Ballard died on the same day I was born. Finally this team gave me something to be happy about

[@bestcatowner8711]

So your the second greatest thing to happen to your parents that day.

[@filipinowhiteboy]

How do you know you didn't inherit his soul?

[@justinsolomita9283]

You might've replaced him. As in was born the exact same time he died. Think about that!

[@ChrisJones-pi5mh]

@@justinsolomita9283 he was already alive in the womb, so no. 😜

[@mcray0309]

I don’t know shit about hockey, so I looked up the Wikipedia page for Ballard, holy shit he might be the worst person to own a sports team

[@nickfenton2334]

I'm from the future buddy... It gets worse. (EDIT) I'm now from further in the future and it gets even worse.

[@ShadowBaofu]

Wholesale purge, OR just nuke the entire region.

[@garjack94]

I am here.

[@mobius1965]

And there it is. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@MrUndersolo]

Hello.

[@StampyFanSince]

Still pissed

[@TheGameCube64Guy]

Looks like another Game 7 disappointment could be happening once again for the Maple Leafs. EDIT (5/14/2022): Yup, another Game 7 disappointment haunts the Maple Leafs once again with a 2-1 Game 7 loss to the defending two-time Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Their playoff series win drought extends to 18 seasons.

[@TuckerWhite94]

FUN FACT: There's now an entire generation of adults who've never watched the Maple Leafs advance to the second round of the playoffs.

[@Howlingburd19]

@@TuckerWhite94 I have a bunch of fun facts. I swear I’m not making this up: The last time the Leafs won a playoff series... KZbin wasn’t created yet, Facebook was 3 months old, president George W Bush was still in his first term, same-sex marriages were only accepted in one state (Massachusetts), the video game industry was in its sixth generation (PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox were the main consoles), the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was a couple months away, The Passion of the Christ was being a box office hit, and the song “Yeah!” by Usher was still #1 on the Billboard 100. The last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup... there was only six teams in the entire league, network TV wasn’t in color, America was still in Vietnam, the Space Race was still going, Mao Zedong was doing his Cultural Revolution, president Johnson was in house, Ronald Reagan was in his 1st term as California Governor, Martin Luther King was still alive, Hippie culture was at its peak, The Ed Sullivan Show was running, “Thoroughly Modern Willie” was a box office hit, “I’m a Believer” by The Monkees was #1 on the Billboard 100, and the Beatles were still together. Lmao, poverty franchise

[@SuperStrik9]

As a Leafs fan of 35 years, just kill me. Take me out back and put me out of my own fucking misery. When I awaken in hell I'm coming for you Pal Hal, you bastard.

[@maximnaldault8]

lmao.... we should of bet on it.

[@JaredGoofball]

To everyone saying that the legacy is over. The leafs only got past the first round.

[@Handles754]

They then proceded to lose to a team who they LET GET INTO THE PLAYOFS. Look up the stats going into the March 29 game between the Panthers and the Leafs. Going into the game, the Panthers were on a four game losing streak and sat three points out of a playoff spot. The Leafs had a 2-1 lead with LESS THAN TWO MINUTES LEFT IN REGULATION!!!! They lost that game in OT! The rest is history. Ouch!

[@lukebowlby3848]

Toronto Maple Leafs: Rebuilding since the Original Six

[@holoholopainen1627]

They should look for another Kid from Arizona ?

[@ckendall67]

Your comment has 67 'likes'....perfect. ;-)

[@blackoutgstar9949]

they really should have won the year before the lockout team was stacked but they blew it

[@plowking813]

93 was their best year, would have been epic to see toronto vs montreal in the finals! stupid kerry fraiser

[@blackoutgstar9949]

​@@plowking813 is that the year when gretzky pulled off that comeback in the last game?

[@Iceman-bn9dm]

Harold Ballard makes Eugene Melnyk look like Mike Ilitch

[@UrinatingTree]

Bingo.

[@mikal0457]

UrinatingTree the clippers have been in the league for 50 years. You should do one on them

[@cmurphy0707]

@@mikal0457 I'd wait until after the NBA playoffs end.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Melnyk, if posiitioned side by side with Ballard, can pass as a saint

[@chaosgreyblood]

@@otaviofrn_adv You're giving Melnyk too much credit on that one.

[@saveliikardashin9774]

2022-23 NHL Season Your team is once again an Atlantic Division juggernaut and a legitimate Cup contender. Despite a little bit of a down year from Auston Matthews, other guys stepped up, especially Mitch Marner, who finished the regular season one point shy of 100 points mark. You finished the regular season on the second place in the Atlantic Division with 111 points and were set to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round again. Good luck boys. 2023 NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND 1 Game 1: Well, that is not how you want to start the series against a team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals three times in a row. You got absolutely spanked by the Lightning who erupted for 4 power play goals in a 7-3 blowout win Game 2: Ok guys, you pulled an uno reverse card on the Lightning and beat the brakes off them with a 7-2 victory. However, Tampa stole the home-court advantage with the series heading to Florida. Game 3: Holy moly, what a game for the Leafs. Tampa played with the advantage throughout the game, but you made it to OT, thanks to Ryan O'Reilly's goal with one minute left in regulation and outstanding performance by Ilya Samsonov. However, I still do not think..wait a minute, you won after Morgan Rielly's goal? Well, ok, let's head into game 4 Game 4: Well, this time you are not so lucky. Tampa is on the mission in this game. You are down three goals halfway through the third period. So, the series is back to Toronto with two games...WAIT, WHAT? You just scored three goals in seven minutes to tie the game? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? And now we are headed to OT once again Game 4, Overtime: Holy crap, you did it. YOU DID IT AGAIN. Alex Kerfoot with a game-winner and the maple Leafs have a 3-1 series lead back to home ice. The Toronto Magic is here, now finish the Lightning off! Game 5: Well, we all knew that it is gonna happen, didn't we? The Leafs once again were down in the third period, tried to mount a dramatic comeback, but fell short because of the Tampa's bottom-6 performance and Andrei Vasilevski moving back to his prime form. Now series is headed back to Tampa for game 6. Game 6: Game 6 turns into an absolute slugfest. Neither team can score for more than half of the regulation time, but the Leafs are holding a 1-0 lead heading into the third period, thanks to Auston Matthews' one-timer. However, Tampa responds in third with a Stephen Stamkos' goal. And now we are going to OT. Again. Game 6, Overtime: Holy crap. HOLY COW. IT. HAPPENED. The Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning and MADE IT PAST THE FIRST ROUND. John Tavares, the local kid and captain, became the hero in overtime! Steve Dangle and the fanbase finally have something to be happy about. So, now you have to face your ultimate boogieman: the Bru...OH MY GOD, THE BRUINS LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND AFTER BLOWING A 3 GAMES TO 1 SERIES LEAD TO THE FUCKING PANTHERS! 135 POINT SEASON ONLY TO LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND! So now the Leafs have to fact a mad dark horse team in Florida Panthers. 2023 NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND 2: Game 1: You lose 2-4 to the Panthers in a back and forth showdown after coming back from 0-2 deficit. Better be ready for game 2. Game 2: Ok, you start the game very well and up two nothing at the beginning of the first period... Only to give up three goals after that. The Leafs have almost entire two periods to score, but unable to do so because of Panthers' mature playing and Sergei Bobrovskiy moving back to his Vezina form for a second game in a row. You are down 0-2 in the series and in a big trouble, cause now series is heading to South Florida. Game 3: Well, your season is pretty much over. Panthers won game 3 by the score 3-2 in overtime, despite not leading for a single second before the game-winner by Sam Reinhart. All you have to defend now is your pride, cause if the Leafs made it to the second round only to get swept, that would be hilarious. Game 4: Well, ok, you avoided a sweep by winning game 4 on the road with a 2-1 score, thanks to goals by Nylander and Marner. Now, you are flying back home, good luck in game 5. Game 5: No, there will be no miracles for the Maple Leafs this year. You mounted a comeback after being down two goals and forced OT only to fall there, thanks to Nick Cousins' game-winner. The fanbase is sad once again. At least, this playoffs is better than everything you have produced for the last 19 years. Better luck next year. 2022-23 NHL Season: Debriefing At least, the Leafs' fans have hope and not just misery after the playoffs. The Blue And White Brigade finally made it to the second round, so there is hope that cup drought would finally end. However, some major changes may take place in the offseason, especially at the head coach position. Well, yeah, Kyle Dubas is gone. PS: sorry for orphography

[@cooperwolfe5478]

Game 6 is now in Overtime. Will this be the year the Maple Leafs shake off their label as chokers.

[@BertoD103]

@@cooperwolfe5478 this time they finally do it.

[@Bdots44]

Good job keeping this up to date. Gotta keep going until they’re eliminated or win the cup

[@RustySportsNetwork]

Thank you

[@STEEZY_TREV16]

Time for an update

[@RandomYoutubechannel6388]

Since this video was uploaded the Laffs blew a 3-1 lead to the Habs and just lost to the Lightning after Matthew's 60+ goal season

[@11DNA11]

The first moonlanding is closer than the Leafs' last Cup

[@cobracmr4]

Bro😳I didn't even think about that.

[@KHayes666]

Superbowl 2 was played on January 14, 1968.....THAT was more recent than the last Leafs Cup run.

[@scooptroop1828]

Holy crap

[@FrankTheTank7575]

Richard Simons and Elton John were still banging women when the Leaves last won the cup.

[@cobracmr4]

@@FrankTheTank7575 you are goated for this dude. Seriously

[@rhsculls96]

as a leafs fan ive been waiting for this for a while, We Are Such A Joke. Maybe one day, maybe one day

[@zelldarx6638]

i hope you get it. But for now, canada's team is MTL

[@mryoung0412]

Fear not friend, Urinating Tree has a tendency to reverse jinx teams with LOF videos, the Leafs are now within a couple seasons of big success. Sometimes losing in humiliating fashion for a while leads to surprising championship runs

[@CalRenaud19]

ZellDarX I’m not even a leafs fan 😂😂 But MTL isnt Canada’s Team lmaoo

[@zelldarx6638]

@@CalRenaud19 Uhhm, there's only MTL, Vancouver and Calgary in the playoffs. And MTL have a chance to win with Flyers. Not a big chance but a small chance

[@ErikZarins]

*THIS IS WHY I’M A MARLIES FAN!*

[@joeford5181]

Vegas: Our six-year suffering has finally ended!!! We finally got The Cup!!! Toronto Maple Dorks: (Crying in anger)

[@carloscuriel8525]

Even worse, Phil Kessel was part of Las Vegas roster that won their 1st stanley cup.

[@joeford5181]

@@carloscuriel8525 Well that's not even the worst part. That's just Tuesday.

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Hell the entire country is a salt mine of anger and shame.

[@3ppcli]

I was 10 when the Toronto Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup. 55 years later and I hope the younger Leaf fans will experience that excitement soon.

[@JohnRees3]

They won’t. Ever. How can you not understand that?

[@Psychiatrick]

Yaaaa ... I was 12 ... I used to go to the Marlie games ... Cheep Dominion Store tickets ... the Marlies were the Leafs farm team ... who was on that 1967 team? Harris, Gardner, Shutt, Palmateer, Boudreau ... Harris Gardner and Shutt would have gone to the leafs but expansion did it for me! Never been the same/sane ...

[@shauncameron8390]

And now, the Toronto Maple Leafs officially have the longest title drought in the league.

[@StampyFanSince]

Can you not say it? I hear it to the point where it doesn't hurt anymore, but please just don't

[@joesakic91]

Not only that, it's a double whammy for the Leafs: Stanley Cup title and Stanley Cup Finals appearance.

[@StampyFanSince]

@@joesakic91 I was hoping nobody would say it... Why

[@wham_baam_fan6917]

Well, they’re tied with the New York Rangers, and as a fan, I can say we soon won’t be living with this legacy hopefully next year.

[@moufou4life]

Personally not winning in 50years is not that bad... its not passing the first round for 17years that make no sense!

[@nicvolcano]

“Larry Murphy is such a malignant cancer that he proceeds to be a key contributor to back to back Stanley Cup winners” really got me

[@danglesnipecelly13]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2TcZKmZmthgi9U Go to 8:48 on this video. that’s what he had to say about Toronto after he won the cup with the Wings lol

[@mursuka80]

Just like Kessel.

[@jakesmith6233]

What the leafs said about Phil Kessel. He then went to my Penguins and won 2 Stanley cups. I hope he's doing well in Arizona.

[@davidkent7092]

Love Larry

[@geoffreycurrie9582]

@@danglesnipecelly13 nice one. He's right too.

[@ShadowBaofu]

Back here once again. Leafs are up 3-1 as of today against the Lightning in 2022-2023, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

[@cooperwolfe5478]

Do you think they will choke.

[@gauravagochiya4218]

1.5 million views. Still one of his best pieces of work to date.

[@lukemeacham2075]

“Man why is he celebrating ballard’s death, i mean the dude was cheap af but thats not that bad” * sees 16:30 * “oh nvm”

[@samortmann5003]

Did some research on Ballard after the video since tree said he only scratched the surface on him. He also had a history of sexism and using racial slurs. Just an all around awful person.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

@@samortmann5003 Ballard deserves an entire video all to himself.

[@rollercoasterfweak]

The man turned off the air conditioner at Maple Leafs Gardens for a concert, closed the water fountains and upcharged the drinks so people would have to buy it. There's some serious stuff

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

@@samortmann5003, He told a female reporter that women are best on their backs. A great man.

[@p4rz1val]

@@shrihithtalapaneni9227 A proper oldschool gentleman, i say. How the fuck wasn't he forced to sell when he went to prison? "Oh yeah, one of owners is a convict.", thats the kind of PR a league loves.

[@Mansini77]

The last time the Leafs won the Cup, color wasn’t invented yet.

[@DoBap_]

Colour film existed decades prior, its just not all TVs/broadcasts had it.

[@wendelclarksmoustache5255]

There actually is coloured footage of their last cup win lol

[@AntoRetroGamer]

The 1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs did have telecasts in colour.

[@first_last-]

@@wendelclarksmoustache5255 Found the salty Leafs fan who doesn't understand humor.

[@first_last-]

@@AntoRetroGamer Found another salty Leafs fan who can't take a joke and is not fun at parties.

[@TheOldMainGuy]

Who's here after they FINALLY won a series

[@Flibottelevrai]

2024 anyone ?

[@MadMike1]

A team that wears blue & white and played in Toronto in the playoffs won the cup... and it wasn't the Leafs.

[@rhondagorick7299]

@@zachmali4071 They started the Playoffs in Toronto for vs CBJs, Boston, NYIs, then finished off Dallas in 6 games, before they were awarded the Cup. #TeamTampa #TBL #raysup

[@nijaethompson7647]

@@rhondagorick7299 The NYI series was in Edmonton.

[@rhondagorick7299]

@@nijaethompson7647 yes I know that, it was orignally suppose to be both CFs and the SCFs in Edmonton. But...the players were originally told their immediate family could be there also. Although the NHL, did not have that accomplished, they were really just working on that, time ran out. I do know some players were kind of upset their wife's and/or very young babies could not be there for the end of the series. There was a few who had family there too. I know Coleman's parents were there, Killorn's Father, I'm not sure who else, but Corry Perry's wife was there too. I think for some who did not live in Canada made it harder, travel, protocols, and testing. I sure hope a working vaccine comes quickly.

[@brianhum8765]

Yea the Blue Jays. Back in 1994.

[@nijaethompson7647]

@@brianhum8765 I don't think you got the joke.

[@NFrk97]

"Stronger than a bear, faster than a buck. The biggest thing to hit Canada because the Maple Leafs suck!!" -The Rock, 2003.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

The maple leafs suck so bad they've never played a single game in June!

[@thedude3065]

IT NEVER ENDS IT NEVER ENDS IT NEVER FUCKING ENDS!

[@joesakic91]

Urinatingtree: WHAT PART OF THE LEAFS DO LEAFS NATION DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND?! NEXT YEAR NEVER FUCKING COMES!

[@keeshandave8603]

I want this Cup drought to end. Leafs nation including myself are waiting for too damn long and we are suffering. We have suffered enough right now.

[@ghouston69]

The curse of Harold Ballard is still in effect.

[@grahamdamberger7130]

@Paolo Rossi It feels like allowing him to be a co-owner, then sole owner, then acting GM of the Leafs was a deal with the devil, much like the Houston Astros winning the World Series in 2017 by sign stealing. And now they have fallen into a huge debt that they are still trying to pay off.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

it's like he never died

[@shaggyfrankdizzl]

This is Oscar worthy documentary material here. Well done tree, Well done.

[@Zygmunt-Zen]

Keep on pissing!

[@katiedwyer8549]

Can’t lose to the Bruins in game 7 if you don’t even make the qualifying round.

[@angrybuffalofan1750]

I’m sure they’ll find a way

[@buffalomafia7162]

*BIG BRAIN*

[@randymetzz1272]

They did make the qualifying round dumbass

[@joecool1934]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[@marcuslyons7706]

Toronto just did what’s called a pro gamer move

[@maekoh]

2022: Like clockwork you have a 3-2 series lead against the defending cup champs. Also like clockwork you make a comeback in the third just to lose the game in overtime, and to no ones surprise, you proceed to lay an egg on home ice in game 7. AGAIN.

[@archangelgv2811]

2022-23 Update. CONGRATULATIONS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS! YOU FINALLY MADE IT PAST THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS!

[@leftkarmatwo4191]

And not any further!

[@markmatthews7202]

and now we might get swept, just fucking kill me, I can't anymore

[@NN010]

Update: CONGRATULATIONS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS! YOU STILL CAN'T MAKE IT PAST THE SECOND ROUND! At least you won a game?

[@TheTrainFan9]

"THIS TEAM IS RUINING MY LIFE" - Stevie Dangleman Words to die by.

[@davyt0247]

And he loves them

[@ardendragoon]

Its turned him into a complete douche. It used to be funny watching him loose it. Now he is yelling at people on twatter.

[@alexthai5223]

@@ardendragoon tell me about it. Hes all cringe now

[@ChrisMolyneaux93]

It is utterly fascinating how much the Leafs have broken that man.

[@theRok29]

speedy explain how he’s a douche?

[@JohnWick-pencil]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that the Bruins have not won a playoff game this decade

[@johnolenik5358]

Huh

[@johnolenik5358]

Oh nvm haha

[@tylervincent8031]

Let's keep it up today

[@jameskilgour387]

Technically no one has but sure...

[@criticcontroversy5271]

as a bruins fan i hate this playoff win drought 😞 lets hope this is the year they break the winless streak :)

[@Howlingburd19]

The last time the Leafs won a playoff series... KZbin wasn’t created yet, Facebook was 3 months old, president George W Bush was still in his first term, same-sex marriages were only accepted in one state (Massachusetts), the video game industry was in its sixth generation (PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox were the main consoles), the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was a couple months away, The Passion of the Christ was being a box office hit, and the song “Yeah!” by Usher was still #1 on the Billboard 100. The last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup... there was only six teams in the entire league, network TV wasn’t in color, America was still in Vietnam, the Space Race was still going, Mao Zedong was doing his Cultural Revolution, president Johnson was in house, Ronald Reagan was in his 1st term as California Governor, Martin Luther King was still alive, Hippie culture was at its peak, The Ed Sullivan Show was running, “Thoroughly Modern Willie” was a box office hit, “I’m a Believer” by The Monkees was #1 on the Billboard 100, and the Beatles were still together. That’s all, folks...

[@sjdrifter72]

Speaking of the Beatles, the last time the Leafs won the Cup in May of '67, the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band hadn't been released yet until the following month.

[@Howlingburd19]

@@sjdrifter72 good lord, the Leafs are just… embarrassing xD

[@MadMike1]

Also, last time the Leafs won a cup, the Dominion Centre (now known as TD Bank Tower) was the tallest building in the city by a wide margin. Toronto had practically no skyline and the CN Tower wasn't even an idea in someone's head yet.

[@lastlaff2777]

Well, what can we say. This is becoming an annual tradition for me to visit this video.

[@ghytgb]

You could fit all of the Leafs accomplishments over the past 50 years inside a Chinese Fortune Cookie.

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

OH SNAP!!!!!!!!! LMAOOOOOOOOO

[@therealxenith3237]

You are a legend for this!! I had an asthma attack laughing so hard!! XXD

[@xLeafs2012x]

And that fortune is "please try again next year"

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

@@xLeafs2012x In the words of former WWE superstar Kurt Angle, "It's true. Oh, it's damn true."

[@snakeeyes9246]

Except fortune cookies are actually from Japan. Unlike the pandemic.

[@pensavspatsfandom98]

September 28, 2020: Hey guys!? Do you remember Luke Schenn? He got himself a Stanley Cup with another team that also has a blue and white jersey.

[@drfabriciomnogueira]

(INSERT URINATINGTREE LAUGH HERE)

[@truehockeyfan1179]

Don’t forget McElhinney

[@zachkennett6480]

A blue and white team that beat the Bruins and the Islanders

[@darrinbradley2222]

"In the category of "Best Sports Documentaries Ever", the Oscar goes to..."

[@vaughnshinkus4178]

as a Flyers fan a Schenn brother winning a Cup with another team besides the one he played most of his career with hits a little close to home.

[@zantom5888]

You’re here after Kadri won with the Avalanche aren’t you? The key is to get older. Much older.

[@dannythomas417]

When Sakic wins the cup, Shanahan wins afterwards.

[@JoeMagician]

Time to update this one....again

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I know right. This is getting sad. We might get to a point in society where Mike Myers does a second Cat in the Hat film before the Leafs win a playoff series.

[@luckyjosh7]

This video DEFINITELY needs updating for the 2021 Maple Leafs team.

[@KHayes666]

Just download this video and add on Congratulations Leafs 2021 to the end

[@jtewr1860]

@@KHayes666 it’s conglaturations

[@jamesgamerxdlol303hahahauw4]

THEY LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER

[@slipperynodd578]

@@KHayes666 I mean you could do that but having it in the style of this video would be cool

[@fantastopotomus]

Literally *nothing* has changed. Just watch the "Conglaturation" video and you're good.

[@Onlytheclouds]

This has gotta be your longest video ever posted eh. Being a Leafs fan is serious pain.

[@immensebrainrot952]

Fr it was hard stomaching the first 5 minutes.

[@mgraysonhay]

I mean, I am only 22 so I have not suffered much compared to older Leafs fans...But even these last few seasons make me wonder why I continue to support this team...While at the same time refusing to ever give up hope...

[@michaelv32]

He has an hour long video about the Steelers

[@zeed7407]

@@michaelv32 I think that's the full DoOS series

[@zed8083]

Or serious Joy! if you're not. But seriously, I admire die-hard fans of teams! Win or lose, you're there till the end!

[@jansuch]

2022 update required for this video.

[@dz3952]

I come here every year after game 7.....lol.

[@randomhumor1]

People ask me: "Why are you a Leafs fan?" Me: I have no clue.

[@scadwea9109]

Im a leafs fan cause I support the blue Jays and raptors...leafs just got swept up in it

[@ckendall67]

@@scadwea9109 Been a Leafs fan since roughly around '91-'92. That's nearly 30 years now. And there's literally been no payoff( aside from a handful of conference finals ). I'm starting to wonder whether it's still worth it anymore. Watching the Raptors win the championship pretty much fulfilled my championship desire anyway. :-) No sense waiting around for the Leafs anymore now.

[@nicksojka7457]

ckendall67 We're currently open to any and all new fans here in Carolina!

[@stephenlevine3116]

I know the feeling except replace leafs with the Knicks(I still don't know why I support them)

[@superblaze1]

hey i feel you man

[@ColonelGreen]

Missed opportunity to mention that Pat Burns coached the Devils to a Stanley Cup after the Leafs fired him.

[@ryanlett1338]

The 2022 update to this will be stunning

[@tedtimothy9074]

I grew up in Detroit during the Gordie Howe era. Now, I think of Gordie as the greatest hockey player ever, but back then, I watched the Leafs on Channel 9 in Windson, Ont.I knew the players by heart. #1 Bower, #2 Carl Brewer, # 4 Red Kelly, # 7 Tim Horton, #10 Armstrong, #14 Dave Keon, #15 Billy Harris, # 20 Pully, #21 Baun #23 Eddie Shack #25 Litzenburger, #26 Stanley and #27 my favorite, Frank Mahovlich.. Announcers Foster and Bill Hewitt and Murray Westgate as the Esso man.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

As a Bruins fan I joke and all, because we bamboozled the Leafs in and out through playoff wins and trades that worked well for us. But in all seriousness, if you cheer for the Leafs, LeafsNet, indecent hype and unreal optimism considered, you are close to a warrior. Watch a team that many can call the biggest brand in hockey being a dumpster fire for all but 11-12 years (from 93 to 2004 they were decently ran, I'm younger and really like the Leafs of Pat Quinn, he is for me the best coach that never won a cup) since the 1960's is almost a torture. I'm latin american (brazilian). The hockey and soccer cultures are alike in many aspects, but fan pressure is not one of them. In the US/Canada leagues overall, people seem to accept better the crap done by the owners. Sometimes they seem to stand there, watching the ship sink. Here we have a situation where the owner of a club is also a past idol as a player and is still suffering protests due to changes to the club mascot. About the situation I just put: imagine if Rocket Richard owned the Canadiens, changed the mascot that the fans liked and the same fans that almost killed Clarence Campbell twice in a matter of minutes during the Richard Riot start to call him a fat guy and called for the old mascot to return. Before every game. And even before some training sessions. That's how it is in hockey terms. For real, if Ballard did 10% of the shit he done with the Leafs here he would be killed by an infuriated mob, likely with cops helping them. I'll always cheer for the Bruins, but Toronto needs to wake up. In some years their name will be taken out of the Cup forever, that is literally the end of the most important piece of material history for a championship hockey team. That's a tough moment if you're a fan of the history of the game like I am. As I type this comment, it's been 20.436 days since the Leafs last won a Cup

[@philtorrez4198]

Mindless Asinine People Love Endless Losing Even After Fifty Seasons

[@DoBap_]

We dont love it... but it will be all the more satisfying when we do win... it will all be worth it... 😭😭😭

[@lancewible7512]

Do Bap if current fans are still alive by that time...

[@DoBap_]

@@lancewible7512 maybe were like the Cubs, everyone who saw it last has to be dead before it happens again 😅

[@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028]

That hurts! :( Whhhhhhhy? Are you kidding? We're winning the damn cup next year!

[@canadiansoviet]

This comment is sweet, very sweet.

[@ascendedgoji]

Somebody is gonna have to send this to Steve Dangle 😂😂😂

[@BondedByThrash_]

Do you wanna see a grown ass man have a mental breakdown live on camera? Because this is how you get that 😂😂

[@666kingdrummer]

Knowing him, hes been anticipating it for a while.

[@queenolivia71]

If he does he will probably have a heart attack

[@RickyLafleur10]

This is how you shit on the leafs

[@HAA0603]

2023: You finally won a playoff series. That was apparently good enough

[@HardcorePuckhead]

Who's here after Phil Kessel won his THIRD Cup in Vegas?

[@ottomackensen]

Nice

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

2021: Ok, this is the year, Joe Thornton, Wayne Simmons, Jack Campbell playing like a god this has to be the year. You won your division, Mathews won rocket Richard and you’re playing an underdog in the Canadians in the first round. Oh, there goes Tavares, we’re fucked. Luckily Tavares’s injury inspires the team to go up 3-1, you’re going back to Toronto with a chance to take the series, you just erased a 3-0 deficit. This is it. Aaaaaaand you loose in the first minute of overtime, ok, head back to Montreal, you can still win this. And look at that, you laid another egg in overtime. I’m not even going to pretend you have a chance to win game 7, your fucked. Yep, there we go. You just choked a 3-1 series lead. On top of that, you now hold the record for longest cup drought in history. Congratulations. You blew it. I will keep editing this comment every year until they win a cup. 2022: Holy cow, this teams great. Mathews has 60 goals and won another Rocket Richard. Marners having a career season, they found a new instigator in Bunting, they were even able to pick up Mark Giordano at the deadline. And now they have a series lead against a division rival? I haven’t been this exited about this team since… oh, right, last year. The leafs are able to find new ways to piss away a series when they blow a 3-2 lead in the third of game 6 to lose in overtime and then lay yet another egg in game 7. But sure, you can blame the refs. It’s totally the reason your 0-10 in elimination games. 2023: Jack Campbell betrays the team and decided to sign with the inferior oilers. In what totally wasn’t a panic move they get Samsonov and Murray to be the goaltending duo this year. Hopefully this works. It works to perfection, despite a slow start Samsonov rises to the occasion and the leafs are once again cup contenders. They go all in at the deadline. O’Rielly, Accari, Luke Schenn, McCabe. Again, totally not panic moves. This team is cup bound, forget the last 7 years they don’t matter. They even get to finally win a series, not only that, it’s against the team that beat them last year in the lightning. Yeah, fuck you and your dead fucking dynasty. It’s the leafs time now. Just imagine the glory, Tavares and Giordano getting long awaited cups, the years of failure being washed away and this roster being solidified as legends, the parade down Toronto. It will be beautiful. Then you wake up and realize it’s only the second round. The leafs get their dicks kicked in by the panthers. You heard that right, not the bruins. The fucking panthers. It wasn’t like it was close either, it was a gentleman’s sweep. All of that for just 5 games in the second round. Back to the golf course with you.

[@amazingtoad7244]

Man’s gonna reach the word limit before the leafs ever make it past the first series

[@cranjismcbasketball1638]

KZbin might not be a thing anymore by the time they win the cup again

[@aiden.0082]

I'm going to keep checking this to be sure you do it

[@Annexation_]

YOU BLEW IT!! YOU HAD IT ALL AND YOU BLEW IT!!

[@leslucas]

Commenting just for the yearly updates

[@frederickglass1583]

"Even the Blues shed their demons..." *nervously takes a sip from Lord Stanley*

[@nobody-wk6ej]

We're good, bro bro. We've had so much shit over the years that now we get to have some good times. We got youth, staff and a solid foundation. We'll be fighting for Lord Stanley for a long time.

[@user-ng4tf2oq7s]

M. Jackson nah it was a fluke. We all know Boston deserved that series.

[@nobody-wk6ej]

@@user-ng4tf2oq7s Newsflash, joe. Game 7 showed the entire world why boston didn't. Can't blame a missed call when you don't show up for your home crowd. You tried though.

[@blueflamexl9880]

@Joey mp4 If they deserved it, explain why the Bruins barely showed up at all for Game 7 while letting Rask die out on the ice? Just another salty Boston fanboy. Enjoy the offseason

[@NelsonA_]

@@user-ng4tf2oq7s I'm sorry but you dont make a line change like the Boston Rat did and deserve the cup.

[@pensavspatsfandom98]

June 13, 2023: Phil Kessel is a 3-time Stanley Cup Champion. He did that with the Golden Knights, a team who only existed for six years already won their 1st Cup in franchise history.

[@mjwatts1983]

Vegas has played in 4 conference finals in 6 years Toronto has played in 5. Over a 56 year period

[@ottomackensen]

Go Knights!

[@dannythomas417]

​@@mjwatts1983When was the first time to be exact?

[@mjwatts1983]

@@dannythomas417 Golden Knights Conference Finals appearances 2018: WPG 2020: bubble vs DAL 2021: semifinals vs MTL 2023: DAL Leafs Conference Finals Appearances since last Cup 1978: MTL (semifinals) 1993: LA 1994: VAN 1999: BUF 2002: CAR

[@dannythomas417]

@@mjwatts1983 Oh, '78. When Bowman began coaching and Lemaire joined the league, we were screwed for life. We almost played the former in '02.

[@spider_hoss]

I discovered this video over the weekend, and I’ve watched it about 3 times so far. I just chuckle every time I watch it. I think another team in the Toronto area would draw because they’re hockey crazy but they’re just stuck with this team.

[@sparkusus7248]

50 years from now Urinating Tree will make “The Toronto Maple Leafs, a Full Century of Failure”

[@makani9004]

As a Steelers fan, I can assure you Tree's liver isn't making it 50 years.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@makani9004 Pirates too

[@lastlaff2777]

The last time they won the cup, colour TV hadn't been invented yet.

[@kp05.27]

By the time the Leafs win a Cup, most of us probably won't be alive.

[@dennissmith8031]

When this popped up in my recommended and I saw this was 40 something minutes long, I went out for an order of stuffed clams, a big chicken parm hero and a six-pack. Got the goods, settled into my recliner, watched the vid and had a great night.

[@dennissmith8031]

@SquidBag The guy has 382k subscribers. How many do you have?

[@luckyducky5213]

SquidBag don’t be toxic please

[@Yomasi]

@SquidBag Someone is salty...

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@SquidBag This dude has made commentary like this since the early days of being an AVGN-type angry reviewer, he's only gotten better with age. Kindly just not.

[@joesakic91]

Original Six teams performances since the 1967 Expansion Era Montreal Canadiens: 12 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (10 Stanley Cup titles) Boston Bruins: 10 Stanley Cup Finals Finals appearances (3 Stanley Cup titles) Detroit Red Wings: 6 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (4 Stanley Cup titles) Chicago Blackhawks: 6 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (3 Stanley Cup titles) New York Rangers: 4 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (1 Stanley Cup titles) Toronto Maple Leafs: 0 Stanley Cup Finals appearanes (0 Stanley Cup titles)

[@shauncameron8390]

Plus, the Leafs' title drought is older than the existence of the teams that won a title since: Tampa Bay Carolina Anaheim Washington New Jersey Colorado Calgary Edmonton NY Islanders And the teams that just got in the league: Philadelphia Pittsburgh Dallas St. Louis Los Angeles

[@joesakic91]

@@shauncameron8390 And all, but five teams have at least one SCF appearance since the 1967 Expansion Era (First incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers/second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, and Seattle Kraken). That's awful from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@joesakic91 The closest the Leafs have gotten to the Finals was Game 7 of the 1993 Campbell Conference Finals which they lost to the Kings and Gretzky scored a hat-trick and an assist.

[@joesakic91]

@@shauncameron8390 And before that, the Leafs fans cried foul over the missed Wayne Gretzky's high stick on Dog Gilmour in Game 6.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@joesakic91 That too.

[@soapsatellite]

I finally figured out the music I haven't been able to pin down the origin of 26:25 Boss B (Star Fox 64) 29:59 Infiltrator (Freedom Fighters) 32:15 Boss C (Star Fox 64) 34:12 Boss A (Star Fox 64) 36:58 Andross Brain (Star Fox 64) Guess this is what happens when you don't play Star Fox 64 EDIT: Thanks, Tree, for giving me the source of the one song listed that's not from Star Fox

[@UrinatingTree]

29:59 is Infiltrator from Freedom Fighters

[@soapsatellite]

​@@UrinatingTree Thanks! Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why you don't list the songs used in your videos or is that something that you've never considered? The song selection is always good

[@mattfabbs]

I wish I knew what the music at 1:26 is, sounds like something from Doom.

[@williammiller79]

@UrinatingTree seriously though, you mind telling us what the militant/demonic chant soundtrack that runs through the entirety of Harold Ballard’s reign of sole control? That shit is AWESOME!

[@jowestmonroe1665]

Toronto: "I fear no man!" "But that thing..." *First Round of playoffs* "It scares me..."

[@CuriousOfficial]

Only this season they don't even make the First Round due to their elimination in the Qualifying Round.

[@alexisisanarieka4311]

@Jimmy Hall he never mentions once that it invalidates their other first round losses lmao, he's saying it's even more embarrassing because this time they didn't even reach the 1st round.

[@ray0064]

Naw bro Game 7 TD GARDEN

[@nordiques3875]

The last time the Leafs won a Stanley cup, my dad wasn't born yet.

[@satsunada]

Since my favorite NY Jets insult applies to the Leafs too: "They haven't won a championship since the moon landing"

[@mckessa17]

@@satsunada No it was before the moon landing.

[@satsunada]

@@mckessa17 Correct.. hence the usage of the word "Since" It happened before the moon landing, it hasn't happened SINCE the moon landing.

[@mckessa17]

@@satsunada Ok thanks for clearing that up

[@GordonSlamsay]

My dad was like 2 months old lol

[@PENS68]

"They inflated players salaries to where Ballard is having fewer steak dinners than he did in prison" LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@philly_sports1558]

2023 Edition: “You have done it! You made the second round of the playoooooooofffffffsssss!!!!! Plan the parade! You don’t even have to play your eternal boogeyman in the Bruins because they choked against the lowly Panthers! You have home ice advantage. You have more talent. The Cup run has begun! 2023 Second Round “You lost? In a gentleman’s sweep? Are you serious? At least it’s progress?”