It’s hard to explain what it’s like to support the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It’s sort of like being a Boston Red Sox fan pre-2004…a team with a storied tradition and history, a giant fanbase, deep pockets and constant sellouts. Except your team inspires the same kind of loathing attributed to the Dallas Cowboys or New York [...]
Why My Team Is Better Than Your Team: THE Toronto Maple Leafs
Profiles In Douchebaggery: Norm Green
In what I hope will be a long-running series on our humble blog, I submit Melt Your Face-Off’s first installment of Profiles In Douchebaggery. As a native and life-long resident of the fine state of Minnesota, I can personally attest that there are few figures in this state’s professional sports history more universally hated and [...]
Crime and Punishment: Part 1
Due to consuming an entire bottle of wine, Raskolnikov’s loose fingers “accidentally” sent an email to Deadspin czar Will Leitch, informing the great leader of Melt Your Face-Off’s existence. However, this action was done without the knowledge or approval of any of the other writers. We were unprepared for the resulting traffic and were caught [...]
Scott Niedermayer Channels Brett Favre
The Ducks’ Scott Niedermayer, still hung over/basking in the afterglow of winning the Stanley Cup, still hasn’t decided if he will return to the Ducks for the 2007-08 season.
His agent, Kevin Epp, told a Vancouver radio station:
“I think he still has a lot of things to do here and a lot of things to [...]
