But if you ask players like Larry Murphy and Jake Gardiner, Toronto Maple Leafs fans are also known for using one player as a scapegoat, and the treatment that player receives can be brutal.
With the departure of long time Leaf Jake Gardiner, Leaf fans have found a new scapegoat, former Colorado Avalanche blueliner, Tyson Barrie.
Barrie is no stranger to the backlash he receives from fans, he was subject to being the scapegoat at times during his tenure with Colorado. But Leaf fans have taken that treatment to a whole new level.
Toronto Maple Leafs and Tyson Barrie
Tyson Barrie was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1st with forward Alexander Kerfoot.