{"product_id":"why-the-leafs-still-suck-al-strachan-9781443408462","title":"Why the Leafs Still Suck","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery year since 1968, Leaf fans hope that the new season will be the one that breaks the Stanley Cup drought. Sadly, those hopes are usually dashed mid-season. In the biggest hockey market in North America, with such a huge and loyal fan base, how has the team missed it for so long?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the question that every Leafs fan asks (and has been afraid to have answered). Now updated to include both the disastrous 2009-10 season and the 2010-11 season, Al Strachan covers what's gone wrong and why. With behind-the-scenes access and forty years of fascinating Leafs personalities and stories, Al discusses \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the downfall started and how Harold Ballard perpetuated it \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy fans were once again ill-served in the battle for club ownership after Ballard's death \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three wasted first-round draft picks in one season \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Leafs passed on Wayne Gretzky \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Phil Kessel trade will impact the team for years to come \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Brian Burke may not be the saviour Leafs fans are hoping for \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd most important, what can be done--how other teams have had success and thrived in the salary-cap era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans who love the Leafs (and those who love to hate them), \u003cem\u003eWhy the Leafs Still Suck\u003c\/em\u003e is a revealing and sometimes shocking inside look at professional hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Strachan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1443408468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781443408462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d","brand":"Al Strachan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942817792255,"sku":"9781443408462","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_696df0b7-933e-4068-b83d-46fa2656d807.jpg?v=1681494531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-the-leafs-still-suck-al-strachan-9781443408462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}