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Originally Posted by The CyNick But its not just Torontonians who love the Leafs, literally people all over the world love the Leafs, more than any other team in hockey. So yeah the huge population helps, but that doesn't explain why they have a ton of fans in Edmonton or Montreal or Vancouver or anywhere else you can think of.

i'd venture to guess that a lot of those fans are hold overs from the original six in which there were only two canadian teams to choose from and there's probably just as many hab fans as leafs if not more. hell, my dad loved the habs when i was growing up but these fans are slowly dying out.