Defending the Jersey Toss

The Leafs stumbled out of the gate this season with a pair of losses, then followed that up with a pair of wins, followed by another regulation loss and an overtime loss. For those of you keeping score, the Leafs currently sit 2-3-1. That's not a great start, it's not terrible, but it's not great either.

However, already fans are growing impatient, there has been two games where fans have thrown their displeasure by tossing their jerseys on the ice. We're only 6 games in.and fans are already growing restless.
The Leafs have shown flashes of a better team, but more often they have looked like the same team from last season.

Personally, I'm okay with the jersey toss. Now before you react, hear me out. There are a lot worse ways fans can show their displeasure, throwing a jersey on the ice, is a lot better than say, throwing beer on the ice, or waffles.As long as it's thrown during a stoppage in play (and when the Leafs are actually losing badly), it's fine. Now normally I'd agree, 5 games into the season is way too early to start giving up on the team, but the greatest argument I heard for this came from Late Night Game Night on TSN 1050: some Leafs fans don't see it as game 5, but rather they see it as a continuation of the previous season and they're fed up.

It seems that way, Carlyle is still coach, Nonis is still GM, and other than a few depth players, this is the same Leafs team from last season. Fans of most other teams can show their displeasure by not showing up, but let's face it, that's never going to happen in Toronto. For every person that boycotts going to the games, there are at least 1000 people who would gladly go to the game in your place.

With all the being said, there is one thing I do worry about: that this will become too habitual. It's happened twice in 4 home games already, it doesn't need to happen EVERY game the Leafs lose, and it especially does not need to happen if the Leafs are only down 3-2 with 5 minutes to go in the 3rd. With the massive popularity of the Blue and White this is one of the few ways fans can show their displeasure, and it's very visible.