Buffalo Sabres reporter Mike Harrington took to Twitter in order to explain his sentiments of this supposed preferential treatment:
Clearly, Harrington hadn't done much research on the topic, as his very own Buffalo Sabres were awarded a similar goal at their winter classic against the Maple Leafs.
If the League really wanted to rig in favour of the Toronto Maple Leafs, they probably would have made the second round of the playoffs by now
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22 NOVEMBRE | 130 ANSWERS Is the NHL Rigging Games in Favour of the Leafs? A Reporter Definitely Thinks So Do you think the NHL is rigging games in favour of the Toronto Maple Leafs? | ||
Yes | 46 | 35.4 % |
No | 84 | 64.6 % |
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