just curious
2007-12-03 01:02:24 · 14 answers · asked by lol 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
I guess I just don't understand the linguistics....So each player is not a leaf, and this is why the team collectively would not be leaves but since the logo IS just 1 leaf, why not just call them the Toronto Maple Leaf?
Catherine, you really do need to write a paper, I'd read it...
:)
2007-12-03 02:13:32 · update #1
Rocco, there are teams (Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild) without the "s" at the end and it really doesn't matter at all I already stated that I was just curious...
2007-12-03 03:57:14 · update #2
The team's logo is a leaf (singular) not leaves (plural). Each player is not a Leaf, so the team cannot be the "Leaves." The team as a whole, then, is the "Leafs."
...one day I'm going to write a linguistics paper about this, I swear I will.
2007-12-03 01:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'd try to do something like Dave Dombroski did for the Tigers (I know it's a different sport but it works almost the same way). First, I'd go for a good veteran player who is also a good leader, something like a Brendan Shanahan but with a couple more years left than him. He would be able to help the team win and teach the younger guys. Next, I'd put a lot of focus on drafting. The mark of a good franchise in any sport is a top level team with guys that came through the system. I'm not sure how Toronto has drafted in the past but, this is just a guess, seeing how they've played in recent years it couldn't have been too good. At some point, there would be a surplus of young players, which is a good sign that you're drafting well. At that point, I would deal some players for a guy or two that could take us over the top and get the Leafs to the Cup. As for coaching, I'm not sure what I'd do with Maurice. He's had some good points but I'm not sure if the down points are him or a product of bad players. I'd probably keep him around for a bit to see if it was one or the other. If it's him, I'd fire him and hire someone who will win. If it's not him, then I keep him until he wants to leave.
2016-04-07 05:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question! I've been asking Make-Me-Laugh fans this for many many years, never got a decent answer. They all come up with the same stupid response how this is a unique situation where we are not discussing actual leaves, so the plural form of Maple Leaf cannot simply be made into Maple Leaves. Then I respond with, "What about the Minnesota Timberwolfs...I mean Timberwolves?" That usually confuses them and also silences them, which in itself is a pretty difficult task with Laffs fans.
2007-12-03 03:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by formerlysuspendedguy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why not?
A lot of people don't know this, but both leafs and leaves are a grammatically correct way of spelling the word leaf in the plural form
2007-12-03 06:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by -closed- 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each player is a Leaf, therefore they are collectively the Leafs.
2007-12-03 02:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Linguistically it is totally incorrect. What do you expect from the Centre of the Universe there in T.O.? I think it stems from a Canadian military unit that Conn Smythe liked or something.
2007-12-04 15:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it refers to a plural collection of singular nouns.
Refering to one leaf, not a group of!
2007-12-03 04:37:53 · answer #7 · answered by Jon K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because Conn Smythe thought it was cute to call them that. It was also probably the "language" of the day way back then.
2007-12-03 03:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if they named them the leaves it would confuse people into thinking the real name was because their fans leave.
2007-12-03 03:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leafs is the way it is .
Go Leafs Go !
2007-12-03 09:26:33 · answer #10 · answered by royalcres 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋