[grimes]

But on the other hand, would Leafs fans rather support a team that has the character to play to win even when the situation is hopeless, or a team that plays to lose so it can pick up a better draft pick?

I know I'd rather back the team that always plays to win.

If I was a Leafs fan, I'd be pretty pissed off that they don't play with that determination all season long. The late-season surge seems to be part of their attraction, though: everyone loves the hard-working underdog.

That's just it though - this isn't a team that always plays to win. They only started to do so once most people had written them off and they were no longer under any expectations to win.

And I'm by no means suggesting the players should be throwing games to help the team's draft hopes, I'm just making an observation about this organization's continuing cycle of mediocrity. They're not good enough to win anything, but they're not bad enough to bring about drastic rebuilding.