100 Reasons Why
The Maple Leafs Are Greater Than The Canadiens
AN IDEAL GIFT TO GIVE TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO SUPPORT THE CANADIENS AND STILL THINK THEY’VE GOT AN ARGUMENT.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs are – with ruthless, unapologetic, wildly biased certainty – greater than the Montreal Canadiens.
Welcome to 100 Reasons Why the Maple Leafs Are Greater Than the Canadiens, the book Montreal fans will call “disrespectful,” Leafs fans will call “finally, some honesty,” and neutral fans will call “a surprisingly accurate documentary disguised as slander.”
This is not a history lesson – the Habs already give you plenty of those, usually in black-and-white with a violin soundtrack.
This is a celebration of the present, the future, and the very real fact that hockey moved on and Montréal… well, Montréal kept the receipts from 1976.
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Inside these pages, you’ll discover the undeniable, scientifically proven (citation: trust me, bro) truths such as:
- Toronto sells out Scotiabank for hope. Montreal sells out the Bell Centre for guided tours of the 1970s.
- Auston Matthews scores 60 for fun. Montreal scores nostalgia points on podcasts.
- Leafs blue looks like the future. Canadiens red looks like a velvet rope guarding the past.
- The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto. The Habs act like it’s in their basement.
- Leafs rookies arrive with swagger. Habs rookies arrive with pronunciation guides.
- Leafs highlight reels break the internet. Habs highlight reels break into historical footage.
- Toronto builds with skill, speed, and data. Montreal builds with vibes, speeches, and Wikipedia footnotes.
- Leafs heartbreak is Shakespearean. Habs heartbreak is a museum exhibit.
- Leafs fans chant with fire. Habs fans chant with accent marks.
- Leafs jerseys look iconic anywhere. Habs jerseys look appropriate only behind glass.
- Toronto lives in the now. Montreal lives in 1993 — permanently, proudly, loudly.
And of course, the greatest truth of all:
Toronto hockey is future tense.
Montreal hockey is past perfect.
If you’re a Leafs fan, this book will feel like justice.
If you’re a Canadiens fan… this book will feel like the playoffs since 1993.
And if you’re neutral, prepare to witness 100 reasons why hockey’s biggest, loudest, and most chaotic fanbase is finally allowed to say out loud what they whisper every spring:
The Leafs aren’t chasing the ghosts of Montreal.
They’ve outgrown them.
Turn the page.
Enjoy the poutine-flavoured tears.
