{"product_id":"9781443408479","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 \u003cli\u003eWhy fans were once again ill-served in the battle for club ownership after Ballard’s death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe three wasted first-round draft picks in one season\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Leafs passed on Wayne Gretzky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the Phil Kessel trade will impact the team for years to come\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy Brian Burke may not be the saviour Leafs fans are hoping for\u003c\/li\u003e \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\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","brand":"Al Strachan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006991155349,"sku":"9781443408479","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781443408479.png?v=1777422792","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781443408479","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}