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Originally Posted by esquire
One of the nice things about sports is the shared excitement and joy that it can deliver. We went through that last year in Winnipeg with the Jets run to the conference finals... it was a pretty exciting time in this city. I don't know what else could have brought that kind of buzz to the city.
In this era of niche interests, there aren't too many things that can bring us all together. But a great team and prolonged playoff run can bring a city together in a way that few other things can. It's a nice feeling and I don't think there's anything odd about it... it's a pretty common human experience given that just about everywhere has "that team" that everyone roots for.
Now nearly everyone in Toronto will have that shot as a common cultural frame of reference for decades to come.
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Yeah, I know. That's why it still draws me back in periodically.