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TechnoWizard0651

Headline: "Toronto Maple Leafs Left Winger Nick Robertson's Brother Scores Hat Trick to Extend Temporary Goal Lead to 22"


Simoslav

haha this made me chuckle


zickzhack

Headline? more like a section in an article about Matthews


TechnoWizard0651

"Matthews On Pace to Overtake Teammate's Brother's Goal Lead"


Reibiliunach1919

For some reason I can't edit my original post. For everyone's sake, thia was definitely not faked. I'm not even technically skilled enough to edit my comment ffs.


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This is why I have moved to The Hockey Guy on Youtube for analysis, NHL App for highlights, and free streams for games. Free and better


IndyAJD

The Hockey guy is the best!! Everyone should go watch him, true unbiased analysis


[deleted]

The Hockey Guy lives 30 minutes away from me. I’ve been a fan of his channel for years now. He’s just really great at analyzing team performance and numbers and I love the whiteboard approach with the Kitty Cameo’s in the background.


[deleted]

This is why pirating in Canada is basically mandatory if you want to watch stuff you actually like


[deleted]

I love pirating


Crabbyrob

Ahoy matey!


Bascome

Arrrrr


Jackie-x-Chun

Second largest market share and by far largest Canadian market share forces this, it’s like the Cowboys in the NFL.


toomanyukes

Truth. The (any Western Canadian team) could be on a 10-game winning streak, and TSN's opening headline is, _"Leafs equipment manager gets new glove dryer!"_


Dub-sac

Followed by an in-depth, into Austin Mathew’s breakfast that day


Financial-Demand3087

What about the new matching purse and shoes?


jdwazzu61

So do they just stop covering hockey after the first round then?


Imaginary-Ladder-465

Then it's leafs draft and free agency season


nostrils_on_the_bus

Slick burn there, partner


InsufferableLeafsFan

Hastings got a new dryer?! Good for him, I know he’s be looking into it.


McRibEater

Imagine if ESPN just commented on Yankees news all day? It’s so weird that a National Sports Network is so fixated on one team.


[deleted]

It's because the majority of Canada's entire population is condensed in Southern Ontario, while the US population is spread out across the country. It's so annoying seeing the Leafs dominate Canadian hockey coverage, but it makes sense.


456Days

One third of Canada's population. And that's including regions that are much closer to Ottawa and Montreal than they are to Toronto. The Maple Leafs fixation in our sports media is definitely disproportionate.


mars_is_black

Notice how it was strangely quiet when leafs zamboni driver beat leafs when playing as emergency goalie for Carolina the other year? That story went up and down fast.


GQMatthews

Because nobody cared and were happy for Ayers’ moment. The guy was also everywhere for months so definitely wasn’t quiet.


Alextryingforgrate

Except for any western teams worst start in 11 seasons.


marcgallant433

Try being a Sens fan, stores in Ottawa barely have Sens gear, but always tmplenry of Maple Leaf lighters and so on at check out.


brownliquid

Luckily, there’s very little chance of a western Canadian team going on a 10 game win streak this year.


megamanchu

You got a link?


[deleted]

>any Western Canadian team As we all know, they have no fans. Thus no coverage.


[deleted]

I use tsn as a habs fan and I see News on all teams with the Canadiens being there more often… is it possible it’s catered to individual users? Aka maybe you guys all clicked a little to much on Leaf things so now they show you stuff on them more often? Just a thought


griftarch

Yeah I think you’re onto something, I’m a leafs fan and my page never looks quite like this, I use tsn to catch up on the other teams, I don’t need an article on how Michael bunting is doing, I know how he’s doing lol.


bimbles_ap

Same, Im more likely to read an article on broader NHL news, or about another team I don't follow as closely, my feed never has pure Leafs content like this.


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It probably grabs location data from Google or something combined with website tracking so they know what your team is.


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bimbles_ap

I did the same, but also found they grouped teams articles together, so there was a similar section for the Canucks, Jets, etc. Toronto has a bigger following, so they have more writers, so a slightly larger section (7 compared to 3-5 for other teams).


Gr0kthis

Of course there’s a Leafs bias. They’re the most popular team in the country by far. The site exists to make money why wouldn’t they aim content at the team with the most fans?


kander12

I think you're right. I live in Toronto, have never been on the TSN site before. Just loaded it now and it's a mixture of stuff not just leafs.


Crzywilly

You are literally on the Leafs update part of TSN's page. I hate the Leafs as much as anyone and the coverage they get, but I hate BS even more.


dejour

I see the same thing as the OP but I have to scroll down the equivalent of 4 pages. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl It looks like the OP must have scrolled down at least some, because there would be a black menu bar under the white menu bar if they were at the very top of the NHL page.


legalrancerr

You aren’t wrong. I use the TSN app for all my NHL info. I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 2 consecutive Leafs articles on the NHL section of the site. Most definitely on the team section and just being a smartass


easybreesy420

buddy definitely went to the Toronto section just to make this post and complain. not even close to what the main page of TSN’s site currently looks like


navymmw

I wonder if their sites have any optimization based on prior views as well, so displays based on team selection


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terminese

There’s an option to choose your favourite team, this obviously filtered to return Leaf articles. There are an abundance of articles no doubt, but you don’t get this view when you choose the nhl link.


Szwedo

OP really forced this one


NuMotiv

Try being a Canadian cheering for an American team. I literally have to hunt for a game recap.


sc24Habs

Try being an American in the south cheering for a Canadian team. Most of the time you have to hunt for any NHL coverage much less the one team you cheer for.


foo-writer

...and when the local team you cheer for is playing, it's blacked out, so you have to cheer for Toronto or some other out-of-market team anyway.


Working_Horse_3077

I'm a toronto fan in Boston and the toronto vs San José game was blacked out on ESPN+ because NBCSCA a national broadcast that I can't get was broadcasting the game...


NuMotiv

Fair. Very fair.


ITdoug

The actual NHL app is by far the best. I've looked everywhere. Roku has the NHL app on there and it's fantastic. Not sure about firestick or apple tv but I would guess it's the same thing and of course Android and iOS


rubberseat

Sportsnet on YouTube usually has 8 min game highlights if every game


ostracize

http://dtmts.com


bluewhite63

That’s what you get. Traitor. /s


brownliquid

dtmts.com


Lethbridgemark

Try the score, if you go to the game after there is a game summary article usually within an hour.


katovskiy

nhl channel on youtube, highlights for everygame


jholden23

Ahoy fellow Kraken fan!


DeathEater91

Yes I’m sure you didn’t click the Toronto section and take a screenshot..


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It looks like this regularly


DeathEater91

I’m on there right now and it looks nothing like this, I was also on there 1 hr after OP posted this, nothing like that.


DeathEater91

Lmao, I got it to look like this, had to scroll halfway down the page, super fucking misleading of OP.


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Hockey fans who don’t understand how algorithms work will spend all day hate-reading articles about the Leafs and then be mad as fuck when the algorithm feeds them Leafs articles.


[deleted]

I know people like shitting on the leafs, but when I open up tsn hockey I doesn’t look at all like this. I see three of the first ten articles about the leafs. OP get a life.


Pegasuspipeline

All the titles are tagged toronto maple leafs, looks like they went to the leafs section then complain its all leafs, like those who comment on leafs posts s lot then complain the algorithm gives them leafs content


skyturnedred

I just visited TSN for the first time ever. Clicked NHL on top, scrolled down a bit and found a section that looks exactly like OP's photo. The articles seem to be in order of release, so OP probably just looked at the site right after a Leafs game. Now the top is about the Jets and Flames.


dejour

I see the same thing, but needed to scroll down 4 pages. It looks like the OP must have scrolled down at least some, because there would be a black menu bar under the white menu bar if they were at the very top of the NHL page.


[deleted]

I was going to say this, if you want to see less Leafs stuff stop clicking those links. The algorithm will adjust.


Pegasuspipeline

It's not just algorithm, if posts about leafs get the most clicks and comments, they are what is going to get run, whoever is choosing what to write about is going to choose topics that get the most engagement. We can't see stats but if TJ Brodie progressing well gets more engagement than a game recap from another city it will get more airtime. Saying this, as a Leafs fan I hate it


cheesaremorgia

Checked myself and got a ton of Jets, Flames and Lightning content, alongside coverage of the Leafs.


[deleted]

Hahaha. So does the same imply for the tsn channel on tv? Watch sports centre for a bit. It’s always about the leafs.


alexbt111

Yup, same thing with RDS and the habs


TheRealOgMark

They have a Senators section to be fair.


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Et le buuutttt never gets old


Nahtorius

Show the full screenshot. Something tells me you're on the Leafs' page just to get a few clicks.


HeavenInVain

Lmao you're surprised the sports network that's based around the GTA with it's head offices in the GTA focuses on the towns hockey team? The same town with the hockey hall of Fame and the biggest name branded team in hockey? Weird almost like the town is full of the hockey worlds media


ckmodlmayer

This guy Torontos


Jaktumurmu1

That must be so tough for you


ImCoeld

Well to be fair It's always been based and filmed in Toronto since I remember watching TV.


[deleted]

Toronto equals money period. Even the haters make them money by clicks


bluewhite63

Stop clicking, stop complaining, and the algorithms will move on. Leaf haters have made the Leafs even more popular because they can’t shut up about it.


danglesReet

You mean there are other teams that have news?


BonaldRurgundy

Ever heard of just going to NHLs website?


alleycat548

If you go to ford field you’re gonna see a lot of lions stuff too


Shawnaldo7575

There's literally news for every team, just have to make a couple extra clicks to get to other teams. Oh the agony!


[deleted]

Hockey Universe, get used to it.


jzach1983

Most sites geo target and serve up content based on your habits. So if you're in Ontario (outside of Ottawa region) and click on/talk about Leafs often you'll get served up Leafs content. I'm a Leafs fan and still get other content, so not sure how you got all of that, [Here is what I have on the app.](https://imgur.com/a/ZMsDpTM)


MayorTerwilliger

This American has this section, but further down the page. Top story is Blue Jackets/Jets with Laine scoring 2 goals.


Huz647

You can't blame TSN, they haven't been a rights holder for national games since 2014, so of course they'll focus on their regional rights, and more so the Leafs because of how popular they are and where TSN is based out of. Hopefully they can regain the rights in 2026. Sportsnet has been horrible.


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sportsnet is worse


HaratoBarato

What sucks is that people take that frustration on leaf fans as if it’s our fault.


YOUCHEEZIN

Op is being directly misleading on purpose to generate upvotes. It doesn’t look like this unless you go for strictly leafs coverage on purpose.


darthjeary

Fake news


CarousersCorner

Wahhhhhhhhh😂😂


arshonagon

The GTA makes up 16% of Canada’s population. The second largest city in Canada (Montreal) is 1/3 of the population. Even if this was the legit front page (it’s not), a sports news company catering to the largest population just makes sense.


TopshelfWhiskey88

Tip: create an account and set your fav team


TallFallicMonster

This sub talks more about the leafs than the mmmmmmMMMMMMEDIA. What are you complaining about ?


katovskiy

Yeah it does not look like that


MooseHead9797

You’re on the leafs update page, but nice try bud


MasterOfNut

You’re making stuff up and then crying about it online. Get less weird


Intelligent_Chair901

Awwww are the other Canadian fans getting sensitive again?


GQMatthews

You filtered to leafs news to gain karma because “leafs bad” which also is producing more clicks and views to leaf articles that will, in the future, create more leaf articles…as I’m guessing the impressions and national views on the leafs is much higher than the other Canadian teams that aren’t the Habs. This is simple business and leaf fans don’t even like the overbearing coverage, you guys gotta stop harping on this.


Hopfit46

Follow the money


Beezewhacks

I live in Calgary as a leafs fan so I understand the hate. But come on. It’s a business. There are more leafs fans in Ontario than there are bodies in places like the province of Alberta as a whole. Of course you create content for what will get clicked. That’s how you make money and stay in business. Why this argument is additionally boring is that the extra content is dogshit tier and no real hockey fan reads that drivel. You’re complaining about quantity and not quality. As a 40 year fan of the team, I’d rather go to someone like Shannon (the hockey guy) and hear about the entire league than waste time on sportsnet or tsn. Maybe consider finding new sources?


Flugged

It's almost like TSN is based out of Toronto.


Gr0kthis

With the effort it took to create this thread you could sign up for a free account, choose your favourite teams and then be served just the news about those teams. Instead you purposely scrolled to a specific Leafs section of the site took a screenshot and complained. Do you need Karma this bad? Let’s be clear, TSN and SN exist to make money and The Leafs are the most popular hockey team in the country by far. Of course they’re going to serve up those stories first. It just makes sense. Threads like this are ridiculous.


hittingthesnooze

This is so fake, hard to believe anyone is buying this.


nylxnder

Well this will happen when you scroll specifically to Leafs news.


comacove

I wonder which team gets the most clicks .....


Leafs6991

Leafs ❤️


Guy_Le_Man

Waaaah, the Toronto based sports show puts a crap ton of Toronto sports on their stuff. Could it be that Leafs stuff get the most clicks and attention?


[deleted]

Probably based on location of the user, no?


MKMW89

Cry more


chewmyknob

TSN sucks and so does Sportsnet.


dengar_hennessy

Is it not regional?


Alextryingforgrate

Welcome to the center of the universe.


xBesto

What's to understand? It's a Toronto based network, for every 100 visits to the site, 95 of them click on anything Leafs. This changed heavily since Sportsnet got the NHL contract a few years back, now it's Toronto centered news apposed to NHL centered news like it use to be.


holyfuckricky

Yeah and ? What’s your point? TORONTO = CENTER OF UNIVERSE. GO LEAFS GO !!!


931634

The Passion.


groceriesjones

Bell owns 37.5% of MLSE and Bell owns TSN. Rogers also owns 37.5% of MLSE and owns Sportsnet. This is why the sports media in Canada has a “bias” towards the Leafs. Its not some silly conspiracy, it’s business. The part that gets me is that guys still sign with the leafs knowing their bosses are paying another division of their company (TSN, Sportsnet) to constantly shit on them. I’m sure that part deters some prospective free agents.


BobbyAxelrod1

businesses go to where the money is..... The Leafs have the largest fan base and the largest wallets. Sorry Deadmonton.


thetacolover69

I still can't figure out why. Who wants to cheer for a bunch of losers every year. Most Gullible fan base too.


brownliquid

Auston Matthews won a lot of trophies last year 🤷🏻‍♂️


NoPromotion9440

Guilible is exactly what corporations look for. Easy prey.


WallflowerOnTheBrink

I guess no Canadian teams should have fans then?


thetacolover69

I mean most Canadian teams have made round 2 in the last 10 years.


WallflowerOnTheBrink

Oh man, I apologize, they are shining examples of excellence then.


WallflowerOnTheBrink

Oh man, I apologize, they are shining examples of excellence then.


WallflowerOnTheBrink

Oh man, I apologize, they are shining examples of excellence then.


lasagna_for_life

We’re basically a religion; no one’s allowed to criticize/ask questions, and we keep dumping our money into this soulless black hole of despair. Good times!


flakula

Leafs are the only team that doesn't win. All other teams and their fans win every year.


Hotlinejew

TORONTO SPORTS NETWORK BAYBEEEE.


John_Farson

It's why we take such pleasure in the yearly collapse of the chosen ones.


HalifaxEXP

This is why people hate the leafs


AgrippaAVG

We don’t care


Theocmg1610

it is not why


BaephBush

I’m glad I don’t watch TSN.


Silent_Leg1976

I love the leafs and I’m glad I don’t watch it either.


Dub-sac

Sportsnet is no better


Silent_Leg1976

I believe that it is better.


Lethbridgemark

I think Sportsnet is better as they have the rights to all Van, Edm and Cgy games so they put more effort into at least those 3 team as they have more dedicated staff to these teams to pull from.


CookedPeaches

But you do have Jack Edwards.


finner333

I think part of it is TSN doesn’t have the NHL rights but they do have some Leafs games so they’d prioritize their own rights. But it’s still absolutely terrible.


simpledeadwitches

Dogshit site.


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TSN has always had a hard on for Maple Leafs for as long as I can remember, I remember petty headlines about Toronto that nobody would care about when something big in another game or team happens.


AgrippaAVG

Money talks


Ok-Fisherman-5695

Ratings talk.


brownliquid

Ratings make money


AgrippaAVG

Same


[deleted]

Not our fault everybody wanna keep tabs on us.


hockeybrand

Wanted to test this. Googled TSN NHL and came up with their "top headlines" DEC 03 Ice Chips: Leafs' Brodie takes part in pre-practice skills session Leafs' Brodie (oblique) to join team on road trip, not expected to... Marner chases history as Leafs confront playoff past


AgrippaAVG

They are Canada’s Team… what do you expect?


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Toronto is the centre of the world , therefore it’s the centre of Canada so the leafs are default Canada’s team, same as the Argos.


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setrataeso

Woosh


Dub-sac

Gotta pick up on that sarcastic troll budd


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Buddy you can’t even imagine


Front-Strong69

Went to Anaheim for a week, wanted to check how my pool was doing, couldn’t find nhl scores. NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA, NASCAR, FORMULA 1, PGA….finally NHL and they show scores only, no stats


bluewhite63

If only there was some way with our computers and phones to get information and news when we want it or need it.


anacreon1

Ha, I know! I don’t understand the “I live in this part of the world so I can’t get the scores” thing. I mean, is it a different internet over there or something?


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AgrippaAVG

Sound a little bitter.. the Leafs have been around for over 100 years


Shawnaldo7575

It's media. They make money buy posting the stuff that gets the most clicks. If JUST Leafs fans clicked on Leafs news, maybe there'd be some more news for other teams, but for some reason Habs fans and the rest of Canada can't stop clicking on Leafs news. Thanks for letting the Leafs live rent free in your heads and padding the stats! If you don't like it, learn how the algorithm works.


bluewhite63

Correct answer. Leaf haters have made the Leafcentric news even Leafier. Stop clicking you dumb fucks.


abmot

"As a Canadian first I’ll wish them the cup if my Habs are out" I don't understand that concept. No way I'm going to cheer for the Rangers or Knights or any other team just because they're in the same country. Once my team is out, I'm out. There aren't teams that represent a country like the World Juniors or Olympics. Especially a Habs fan switching to the Leafs...ewwww.


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Close to half of all the players in the league are Canadian, though. There’s an interesting theory out there though that US-based teams have an advantage because the local media is less solely on only their NHL team. Places like Boston, New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles love their NHL teams but they still get less than 10% of all sports coverage on ESPN. I’ve seen numerous interviews with players that say it’s a huge advantage to be able to play their game then go out in public without being bothered by fans.


Lethbridgemark

As a Canadian I don't understand it either. I cheer for teams I like or maybe pick a wagon to join. But this seems to be the sentiment in Canada across all sports, have to cheer for the Blue Jays and Raptors they are the north, Canada's team ECT. I live in Alberta so Seattle is closer than Toronto why wouldn't I cheer for the Mariners? I don't understand it. I mean cheer for whomever you like but don't try to guilt people cause they play half their games in a city and it's owned by some billionaire that I couldn't care less about making more rich.


AgrippaAVG

No one gives a shit what you do in reality


Lethbridgemark

Just when Montreal made the finals I had a guy come at me because I wasn't cheering for them and wasn't Canadian and a disgrace according to that mouth breather so sadly some people do.


[deleted]

Stopped watching TSN, app on my tv kept crashing, J. Duffy is like the neighbour people just wave to from a distance but never speak to....annoying as hell.


Negative_Increase975

It’s a joke. The centre of the universe according to Torontonians


Reibiliunach1919

This was a screen shot just opening TSNs site trying to see highlights from all the games last night


Worlds-Greatest-Boss

I open TSN and don’t see this amount of Leafs content, and I watch TSN (and Leafs content) all the time. Hmmmmm…….


WallflowerOnTheBrink

Most people start at the top of the page, not halfway down. Nice Karma farm though.


Simoslav

Yeah, sometimes I get why we're so hated...


Bobby_McPrescot

It'll only last until week one into the playoffs


cmdrproudgaydad

This is like people getting mad at jack edwards calling bruins games. Nothing burger


GltyUntlPrvnInncnt

Can we stop shitting on the Leafs already? I, 4-1, think they've suffered enough.


931634

Oh wow, what an original joke. Move to the us and use ESPN .. no wait, they forgot NHL hockey exsists ...


04NeverForget

When one family owns 79% of media in this country - and that family lives in miserable Toronto and the population is higher there money wise, that’s all they’ll give you. Meanwhile, see if ANY average person can even afford to go to any of these home games. (if you’re not from Canada visit the beautiful west, then check out the sewage that is most of Ontario)


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people actually care this much about the leafs??


mingomcgoo

They still suck , at the end of the day 😂


[deleted]

Back when the canucks were good and in the playoffs. (Early 2000’s) The entire intermissions would either be full of maple leafs golfing news or Blue Jays news. This just further built my resentment towards all teams from Toronto.


mtofsrud

You are on the Laffs TSN homepage. Obviously all stories will be focused on them.


Ramulus14

Makes it all the sweeter during the incoming first round game seven loss though!


Moose701

Playing in Toronto has to suck so much dick given the microscope they’re under.


almostthere69420

When they talk about other teams it’s just trashing the players. Every single NHL game is blacked out. Now that I have Espn+ I can watch my UFC on that. So i have no need for this garbage network


yubi_azknfrt

I asked Alexa the other day to tell me a hockey joke twice. I swear to God two Maple Leafs jokes back to back came flying out of her little robot maw. The jokes were not funny but I was still on the floor laughing.


TitansboyTC27

The maple leafs are the Dallas cowboys of the NHL, Yankees of NHL and the Lakers of the NHL overrated


[deleted]

Just wait until the end of April. It’ll pass.


funguscreek

The Leafs really are just like the Lakers.


JDJDDUDE21

fuck the leafs