Now, you’re excused for not believing me. The Toronto Maple Leafs results aren’t exactly lining up with their play.
As we learned last year with William Nylander (led the league in on-ice scoring chances per hour, led the Leafs in puck possession, and was among the best in the NHL in clean zone entries) if you don’t get the results, you won’t get the crowd.
Even when you deserve to.
Now keep in mind that the movie that wins Best Picture is almost never a crowd pleasing blockbuster, the world’s best band is almost never it’s most popular – so public perception has it’s value, but it’s not often correct.