Toronto Maple Leafs fans voted NHL’s ‘most annoying,' ‘most delusional’
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The Toronto Maple Leafs’ propensity for losing may be annoying, but do the team’s fans deserve to be described in the same way?
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Survey says, yes, yes they do.
Leafs fans have not only been branded “most annoying,” but they were also voted “most delusional,” according to a survey conducted by hockey analytics expert JFresh Hockey.
It’s understandable, though, given how high the Leafs get fans’ hopes up, yet don’t quite come through when it matters most.
Of the 6,500 responses it received, JFresh found that Toronto topped the “most annoying” list by a long shot. They were followed by fans of the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues.
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The Leafs’ fanbase is also considered far more delusional than that of the Oilers, Rangers, Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks.
To pour more salt on their wounds, Leafs’ fans took the top spot in the “most unhinged and prone to melting down over next to nothing” category, once again besting the aforementioned Oilers, Rangers, Habs and Canucks.
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And in a bit of a contradiction, respondents to the question “Which NHL fanbase isn’t as annoying as its reputation,” the Leafs were on top yet again. The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning rounded out the top five.
In case you were curious about who was quick to label Toronto as “most annoying,” blame the fans of Montreal, Edmonton, Boston, Vancouver, Tampa Bay, Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks for the votes.
Some people were displeased, accusing JFresh of skewing the survey sample because “some fan bases are more represented than others” so it was re-scaled to address that concern.
Toronto still ended up wearing the “most annoying” crown, with nearly three times the amount of votes.
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