Challenge to Leafs Nation: Plans to Invade Habland

That's right, I am slamming the gauntlet down.

Last year I spend the Hockey Entry draft in front of the TV in my underwear.  Everything was clipping along fine, we were trading up to eventually draft Our Luke and Savior, all was going according to plan.

Then it was announced that it was our pick and the crowd booed.  I am used to hearing boos when the Leafs are involved, especially in Senaturd country, but to hear them booing us going to the podium to draft?  WTF????

I could have been in Ottawa that day.  I had nothing else to do, It's only an hour or so drive (although to get to the Palladium/Corel Centre/Scotia Bank Place/Future Manure Pile you have to go to Kanata.)  Who the hell puts their sports stadium in the middle of buttfuck nowhere???  Did someone think it would be quaint or prosaic to be surrounded by fields instead of bars, shops  and restaurants???

But I digress....(my grade 9 English teacher used to say that all the time and it used to piss me off, so I stored that little tidbit of information for future reference.)

This year, the draft is just as close to me - geographically speaking - and I won't let this opportunity pass me by again.  I am going to Montreal on June 26th and I will be there representing Leafs Nation.  I will fight through everything the toughest Frenchman can throw at me.  I know, not that tough, but if enough of them get together they could overturn a burning car onto me.

But I digress (annoying, isn't it?) Back to the Gauntlet:  I challenge all Leaf fans out there to make an effort and join me in Montreal.  Show your colours and support for the Blue and White, and your disdain for la Bleu, Blanc et Rouge.

We can all go out to eat and fill a restaurant or two.  Let's show them what real fans are made of(mostly beer and wings at that point, I would assume.)

Then we can go to the Draft and take up an entire section.  A section of screaming and waving Leaf fans.  We will drown out the Booing when it is our turn to pick (whether that be at 7th or first.)

It will be fun!  We can finally meet fellow PPP'ers in person and share our stories about the Leafs. 

Probably most important, we can piss off a whole lot of Hab fans.  That in itself is worth the trip!

I am not guaranteeing that I won't end up in my underwear this year, but it will definitely be Leaf underwear.

Hope to see everyone there.  I don't think we will have a hard time recognizing each other as Leaf fans.

PS I'll see what I can find out about transportation, restaurants and hotels and post some links on PPP(the site, not the person...that would be painful.)