For one, I haven’t once caught myself caring about the result of a Leafs game this year – for someone who used to miss school the day after important losses growing up, that’s a strange concept.
And then today, when a trade like the Dion Phaneuf deal today comes across the wire, my mind immediately started spinning on the cap logistics and what it all means three, four, five years down the road.
After sitting glued to Twitter for 30 minutes following the trade, I got up and walked down the hallway at work and heard two casual fans remark, “the Senators acquired the Leafs’ captain?