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1. We're just not that good of a team. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

2. It was Gary Bettman's fault. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

3. It was the officiating. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

4. Sundin got hurt. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

5. Our coach got sick. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

6. Cujo's hand wasn't completely healed. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

7. Did we mention that we're just not that good of a team? - Office Glen, Canucks fan

8. We all had the flu. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

9. Grapes jinxed us. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

10. The pressure was too much. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

11. We suck! - Travis Lindquist, Canucks fan

12. "Well I think it was because the zamboni was dropping all kinds of extra stuff on our end of the rink during intermission and it was making us fall down all the time," Sundin - Jesse French, Bruins fan

13. "Maybe it's because as a coach I had no idea what the Hell I was doing," Pat Quinn - Jesse French, Bruins Fan

14. Our injured players came back. - Priya, Canucks fan

15. We were "blown away" by the Hurricane defense. - Priya, Canucks fan

16. We didn't know we were in the playoffs. - Priya, Canucks fan

17. "What?  Hockey?" Entire Leafs Team - Angie Lively, Team Not Specified

18. "What's hockey?" Sundin - Michael Smith, Devils fan

19. "We should have called ourselves the 'Leaves' rather than 'Leafs', which is grammatically incorrect," Any Leaf Player. - Andy Supalla, Rangers fan

20. We smoked too much weed when we were in Vancouver. - Steven King, Coyotes fan

21. We shouldn't have lent our socks to Jacob Strain (Right Crush?) - Steven King, Coyotes fan

22. Cujo was too tired after making that Vector Energy Bar commercial. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

23. Office Glen wasn't cheering for us. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

24. It was because Robert Reichel didn't realize we were still playing hockey so he didn't bother to show up.  Besides, we are usually playing golf this time of year anyway. - Cory Barnaby, Canucks fan

25. Hockey?!?!?!?!  We thought we were playing lacrosse! - Biff, Red Wings fan

26. Even Stompin' Tom Connors hates our new arena, ACC Management. - Carol McCrillis, Team Not Specified

27. Our 'top' players, Domi and Tucker, weren't scoring. - Chris Fernandes, Team Not Specified

28. How good could we actually be?  Hell, we lost to the Thrashers in the regular season series. - Russ Francis, Thrashers/Flames fan

29. We had our tee times scheduled months in advance. - Krazy Joe, Red Wings fan

30. Curtis Joseph was just tired cause he went to gay bars late at night. - Tracy & Leon Patenaude, Canucks fans

31. We only play for the money.  Now let's jack up those ticket prices. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan 

32. We pulled our Jojo. - Mel Vander Wal, Canucks fan

33. Oh! We were supposed to shoot at the goal with the other team's goalie in the net!!??!! - Russ Francis, Thrashers/Flames fan

34. Coach's chewing gum lost its flavour. - Yoata, Red Wings/Canucks fan

35. We were still distracted about the Lindros deal. - Yoata, Red Wings/Canucks fan

36. Our Norris Trophy candidate's blood was too thick. - Yoata, Red Wings/Canucks fan

37. Carolina cheated by having a goaltender below the legal height requirement; protest still pending. - Yoata, Red Wings/Canucks fan

38. The Hurricanes gave us the creeps with all that classy disciplined play. Very unsettling. Corson, Tucker, Domi and Jojo were beside themselves. - Yoata, Red Wings/Canucks fan

39. We didn't have a Hart MVP goalie. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

40. You mean we DIDN'T win? - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

41. Blame the Toronto media, they suck. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

42. We didn't have a Vezina winning goalie. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

43. We can go see the Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall Of Fame. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

44. We don't need an excuse like winning the Cup to have a parade. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

45. Our overworked coach was happy with his Gold Medal. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

46. Jojo is happy with his 'deserved' Olympic Gold Medal. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

47. The Canadiens wouldn't trade us Jose Theodore. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

48. We're still the 'mecca' of hockey. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

49. We're still the 'centre of the universe'. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

50. It's Harold Ballard's fault. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

51. Tom Barrasso was hurt. - Brandon Waltz, Devils fan

52. Cujo blows. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

53. Sundin is a dork. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

54. Quinn is a yak-ass. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

55. Roberts is retarded. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

56. Tucker is a little fairy. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

57. McCabe can't pivot. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

58. Dryden is still 'screwing' the Leafs by being their President. - Sid Moniuk, Bruins fan

59. We're just another small market team without the money to compete in today's NHL. - Aaron Lachance, Bruins fan

60. Our ticket prices are too low. - Aaron Lachance, Bruins fan

61. We don't get enough media coverage. - Aaron Lachance, Bruins fan

62. Domi's head got in the way of a great shot by Mats. - Wayne Swicheniuk, Team Not Specified

63. Sundin threw the series because he was jealous that Jojo got the Vector endorsement instead of him. - Mrs. Office Glen, Canucks fan

64. Toronto owners treated Dave Keon so bad, we'll never win a Cup again. -  Office Glen Sr., Canucks fan

65. Is a North American city that loses the Olympic bid to a Communist dictatorship worthy of the Cup? - Johnathan Leger, Canadiens fan

66. The Leaf is cash strapped. - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

67. Do-Me, Trucker and McGayb spent too much at the gay halfway house Bob Cole, Harry Kneel and Bill McQueery run for the Leafs and its fans. - Steph, Senators fan

68. WildGirl's boss told us that she likes young boys and we were so disgusted that we had no choice but to lose. - Office Glen, Canucks fan

69. "Get glasses pal" - Maurice Belanger, Canadiens fan

70. "We're on a hockey team??????" Cujo - WLPWesJanson

71. We didn't have Belfour yet. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

72. The can-opener wasn't fully functional. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

73. Alfredsson knocked Tucker's goal-scoring ability off the team. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

74. We didn't have Glenn Healy in net. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

75. Karel Pilar was hurt! - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

76. Quinn was concentrating on getting Robert Svehla. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

77. Office Glen's site took all our confidence away! - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

78. Carolina's fans were mean to us. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

79. We were still thinking about Vancouver's 6-1 win over us last season. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

80. Mats' Mommy didn't give us any Chunky Soup before the big game. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

81. We were too worried about Osama. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

82. We don't have enough fans. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

83. We were depressed after watching a full hour of the Woman's Television Network the day of the game. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

84. "We were all at a Men's Str-- I mean Woman's Strip Club all night." Tie Domi. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

85. Pat Quinn was too busy trying to book some time to go drink with Ken Hitchcock. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

86. We were worried about the Stock Market. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

87. LeafsTV didn't cover us enough. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

88. Bob Cole wasn't biased enough. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

89. We were too busy thinking about our anger management course. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

90. The ACC is bad luck. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

91. We were up all night trying to develop our hockey skills... But then Tucker's Playstation broke. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

92. They haven't released Marc Crawford's Coaching Strategies on "NHL 2003" yet. How are we supposed to learn? - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

93. We were distracted by all the talk of "El Nino". - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

94. "Global Warming" has had an emotional effect on us. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

95. The refs formed a pact against us. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

96. Don Cherry's 5 minute shows are just not long enough. He should have 10 minutes to brag about us. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan 

97. We were too worried about what Bud Selig might do to Major League Baseball. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

98. Tucker wasn't stoned enough before the game. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

99. Corson didn't have his fairy wings with him. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

100. The Corel Centre is rigged. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

101. Ron Francis was too much to handle. - Peter Torresan, Senators fan

102. Curtis Joseph ran out of Vector bars. - Tracy and Leon Patenaude, Canucks fans

103. Our fans suck. - Tracy and Leon Patenaude, Canucks fans

104. We only play well in Maple Leaf Gardens. - Tracy and Leon Patenaude, Canucks fans

105. We were scared of the Red Wings so we wanted to lose. - Tracy and Leon Patenaude, Canucks fans

106. Nobody (Holik, Guerin, Kasparaitis, Fleury, Amonte, Joseph or Daigle) wants to play for us. - St. Patrick, Canadiens fan

107. We have to drink out of mugs because the Habs have all the Cups. - Dale Parks, Canadiens fan

108. The last time we won the Cup, Pearson was a Prime Minister not an airport. - Dale Parks, Canadiens fan

109. The President of our team is an ex-Habs goalie, what do you expect. - Dale Parks, Canadiens fan

110. Maybe if we added red to our uniform, we might look a little better. - Dale Parks, Canadiens fan

111. Wendel Clark didn't want to come back this year. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

112. We need to inspire more excuses for Office Glen's book, so we have to keep losing. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

113. We're only 10 players away from contending. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

114. Our jealousy of the other Canadian teams got the best of us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

115. We're content with having won the Cup 35 years ago.  We don't need to do it again. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

116. Sundin's tummy hurts. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

117. Don't tell anyone, but we actually like the bashing. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

118. Our goalie's drunk again. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

119. That traitor Gilmour deserted us. - Jeremy Kennedy, Canadiens fan

120. Belfour was playing. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

121. Belfour wasn't playing. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

122. Carlo wasn't ready. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

123. We couldn't handle that powerhouse Panther team. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

124. We miss Dimitri Yushkevich. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

125. St. Louis stole Barrasso away from us before we had a chance to re-sign him. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

126. Shayne Corson isn't the 40-goal man we envisioned him to be. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

127. Quinn lost too much weight. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

128. We face too much pressure being on CBC every week. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

129. Don Cherry forgot to mention us on Coach's Corner. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

130. The heck with it, we're sick of the playoffs - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

131. "I got my ass kicked by Alfredsson" Darcy Tucker - Jefferey Potkins, Team Not Specified

132. We thought we would get a head start on senility. - Tamara Moyer, Team Not Specified

133. We were tired of getting our butts kicked by a team in Red and White. - Tamara Moyer, Team Not Specified

134. "Peter Ing wouldn't answer our phone calls." - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

135. Kidd only had 4 wins in 33 games last year, so we thought he was due for a good year. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

136. We don't want to face reality.  It's too mean to us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

137. Just give Lumme some time, he'll blossom into a top-notch defenseman. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

138. No one else wants half our players, so we have to play them. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

139. Domi wasn't scoring, so we went into a slump. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

140. Awards aren't important to us, especially not the Stanley Cup. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

141. Our fans were too loud. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

142. We don't believe in playing our prospects. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

143. Our owner's too deep in debt. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

144. We were concerned about the spelling error on our logo. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

145. We slept in. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

146. There's too much pressure being the 7th best team in Canada - after Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and the Women's national team. - Rajeev Hampole, Canadiens fan/Loaf hater

147. We already win 16 games every regular season - that's all you need to win the Cup, isn't it??? - Rajeev Hampole, Canadiens fan/Loaf hater

148. But we did win the cup - I mean, what was that victory parade all about last Saturday when we beat the Thrashers in overtime? - Rajeev Hampole, Canadiens fan/Loaf hater

149. Why ruin a perfectly good 35 year record? - Cat, Canadiens fan

150. We were too busy protecting our kids from the Leafs' rink personnel!!! - Bart Vanstaalduinen, Canucks fan
151. We got bored. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
152. We couldn't get that Jojo song out of our head. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
153. We were too busy offering Hoglund and Reichel around the league. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
154. We overslept. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
155. Moe Man got on our nerves. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
156. Bertuzzi was too happy as a Canuck to come play for us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
157. Our goalies are too old. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
158. Florida wouldn't accept the deal we offered to get Yushkevich back. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
159. When they were passing out brains, Domi thought they said "trains", and got out of the way. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
160. We mistreated Nathan Dempsey. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
161. If Mike Murphy was coaching us again, it would be all better. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
162. Our #1 goalie couldn't skip his AA meeting. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
163. Mike Smith keeps taking our players. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
164. We all had to use the bathroom. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
165. We don't really like hockey. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
166. Our AHL team is better than our NHL team. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
167. We live in a stinkhole. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
168. Harry Neale's too stupid. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
169. The Rangers beat us in last year's golf tournament, so we need to get more practice. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
170. "We prefer to watch the other team's offense, rather than doing something about it" Leafs' D - Willie Reddekopp, Penguins fan
171. "We got too sick from the blue and white popcorn the ACC handed out during the playoffs." Tucker - Kathy Kocur, Canadiens fan
172. "We're gay." Leafs team - Travis Peters, Canadiens fan
173. We didn’t tip the bus driver. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
174. God has it in for us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
175. The Bambi movie we watched before the game was too depressing. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
176. Jyrki didn’t want to go to St. John’s. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
177. Tucker has ADD. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
178. The refs didn’t appreciate our whining. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
179. We didn’t stretch. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
180. Belfour put his left pad on first. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
181. We’re morons. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
182. Montreal won, and we don’t want to be like them, so we had to lose. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
183. Quinn was betting on the other team. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
184. If we won, we wouldn’t know how to react, seeing as how we never do it, so we didn’t bother to try. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
185. We’ve been losing for so long the game has lost all meaning. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
186. They’re all out to get us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
187. We have too much corporate support. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
188. We have no game plan. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan
189. Cujo was too busy working out his contract with Detroit. - Alex Payne, Team Not Specified
190. Tucker didn't whine enough. - Alex Payne, Team Not Specified
191. Lumme and Berg didn't give us the Norris Trophy performances we expected from them. - Alex Payne, Team Not Specified
192. "We forgot what colour our shirts were." - Jayne D'Aoust, Team Not Specified
193. Sundin forgot to put his Preparation H on in the morning. - Jayne D'Aoust, Team Not Specified

194. We cried when we found we were the most hated team in the NHL. - Jefferey Potkins, Team Not Specified

195. The other team's jerseys looked way too much like our away jerseys, so we made a lot of giveaways. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

196. Quinn forgot to bribe the ref. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

197. "OK, who gave me the broken hockey stick?" Sundin - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

198. "AH! LOOK OUT!  ITS THE PUCK!" Belfour and Kidd - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

199. The Sens' money crisis distracted us more than it distracted them. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

200. Someone took a picture as I was shooting, and the glare made me miss. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

201. We didn't have a goalie. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

202. None of their players were injured. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

203. Tucker forgot to bring his talent - again. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

204. The ref cheated. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

205. They cheated. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

206. We didn't cheat enough. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

207. "You mean we're supposed to have defense too?" Quinn - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

208. "Someone get injured - quick.  We need a new excuse!" Quinn - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

209. "You mean Cujo's not on our team anymore??? That means we might have to win games ourselves!!!!" - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

210. "I looked for someone to pass to, and saw someone in the crowd wearing a Leafs jersey, so I passed it to him" Sundin - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

211. We want to keep our legacy of being the NHL's biggest disappointment. - Andrew Kelly, Senators fan

212. We miss Felix Potvin. - James Oulette, Canucks fan

213. Domi wasn't hitting hard enough. - James Oulette, Canucks fan

214. We were busy crying that Cujo left, then when we found out Belfour joined our team and we cried all summer and didn't get any sleep. - James Oulette, Canucks fan

215. "I was too busy looking at Markus Naslund's ass" Belfour - James Oulette, Canucks fan

216. "Pat Quinn didn't give me enough booze" Belfour - James Oulette, Canucks fan

217. "Pat Quinn blew his load in 20 seconds when we were having sex in the locker room" Sundin - James Oulette, Canucks fan

218. "I ran into the boards at a young age, that's why my face is flat" Tie Domi - Jayne D'Aoust, Team Not Specified

219. Quinns vagina neck distracted us from cheating. - Jayne D'Aoust, Team Not Specified

220. Renberg's infected hand grossed us out. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

221. We don't work very hard. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

222. Mario wanted to stay with the Penguins. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

223. They just had a basketball game here last night. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

224. Quinn doesn't know how to fill out a lineup card. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

225. We had too many prospects at the world juniors. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

226. Quinn told a joke and we were so distracted by it we couldn't take the game seriously. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

227. Stavro is Harold Ballard come back from the dead. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

228. "When the other GM's see that it's me calling, they immediately hang up." Quinn - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

229. The team psychic told us to lose, or Quinn would get fired. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

230. Belfour and Corson were running from the cops. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

231. We're not paid to win. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

232. The skate-sharpener didn't work. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

233. Antropov was hurt seriously in a reading accident. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

234. By the way, some of the more recent excuses are just plain disgusting. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

235. "That black round thing on the ice distracted them" Leafs zamboni driver (Tucker's bed buddy). - Jayne D'Aoust, Team Not Specified

236. Grapes started to support the actual hockey teams out West. - T. Perry, Canucks fan

237. "The fans kept calling me 'Uni-brow' and that made me cry." - Bill Lam, Oilers fan

238. Our goalie was drunk again. - Waggy, Red Wings fan

239. We figured after leading the Memorial Cup in scoring, that Darcy Tucker was bound to do the same here. - Pat Hamel, Senators fan

240. I think the other teams are wearing those new one piece skates. - Pat Hamel, Senators fan

241. We like names like Tucker, Domi and Berg - Colaiacovo is just too hard to spell. - Pat Hamel, Senators fan

242. We're really glad that the hockey season ends in April. - Pat Hamel, Senators fan

243. Hey man, Ice is Cold! - Pat Hamel, Senators fan

244. The incredibly boring and annoying PA announcer put the Leafs to sleep. - Virginia Brickman, Team Not Specified

245. Bob Cole and Harry Neale's pathetic bias can only announce the game. - Virginia Brickman, Team Not Specified

246. Because the Leafs are simply only the 4th best team in Canada. - Virginia Brickman, Team Not Specified

247. We're not a real team - Sandra Thurston, Team Not Specified

248. Because we're the Leafs!!!  Dawww!!! - Nehme, Team Not Specified

249. "We thought the Flyers wouldn't score any goals like last year." - Rich Baker, Avalanche fan

250. "We didn't expect Belfour to go on a bender before Game 7." - Rich Baker, Avalanche fan

251. We really missed Shane Corson's leadership in Game 7 - Keith Tanner, Senators fan

252. If losing in the first round is good enough for Detroit and Colorado, it is good enough for us. - Keith Tanner, Senators fan

253. We have a tradition to uphold. - Keith Tanner, Senators fan

254. I guess the World Health Organization was right about the SARS epidemic in Toronto - Steve & A-M Colby, Team Not Specified

255. The league fixed it to prevent more teams from being exposed to SARS. - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

256. We love the Flyers so much, we couldn't bear to be the instrument of their defeat. - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

257. We wanted to see what it is like to be voted off American Idol. - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

258. Sundin wanted to get back to Sweden before the ice hotel melted. - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

259. Cechmanek had BO, so we had to stay away from him. - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

260. If great teams like Detroit and Colorado lose, then losing is good, right? - Jim The Anti-Leaf, Team Not Specified

261. "We were distracted by the SARS outbreak" - Mike Grassie, Senators fan

262. "We are in the center of the universe aren't we, we just "ASS U MEd" it's a given that we'd win it after all we are the center of the universe here in Toronto aren't we??  Besides Tim Horton's would give us our doughnuts so we wouldn't play" - Wild Bill, Canucks fan

263. Corson left!!! - Timmy Moore, Senators fan

264. Only in Ontario do the Leafs fall in the Spring - Timmy Moore, Senators fan

265. The invitations to the 36th Annual Maple Leaf's Players and Alumni Spring Mini-Putt Tournament and Harold Ballard Custodian's Fund Raiser had already been sent out. - Kevin Stewart, Senators fan

266. Ponikarovsky wasn't playing. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

267. Sundin let Nedved borrow his fairy wings and he hasn't returned them. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

268. We're cursed. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

269. Belfour filled his water bottle with Bacardi. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

270. They have A.D.D. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

271. The Swedish don't care about the Cup.... neither do Russians, Czechs, Fins etc. - Anda & Natalie, Leafs fans

272. When Sundin heard "Quest for the Silver Cup", he thought they meant the Silver Medal at the Worlds. - Keith Tanner, Senators fan

273. When they needed real leadership, Sundin just seemed to disappear...as usual. - Steve Taylor, Canadiens fan

274. After saying "Oh well, there's always next year!" for 35+ years in a row, it sorta makes losing a tradition of its own. - Steve Taylor, Canadiens fan

275. "We didn't want to be late for our tee-off time with Boston." - Steve Taylor, Canadiens fan

276. "I blame everything on that arrogant ass Don Cherry and his stupid dog! Cherry! What an idiot! We should all be ashamed of him! The man should go work for the WWE. That's more his style; if you call that style." - Brian Beischer, Red Wings fan

277. Cechmanek's a playoff warrior; we were scared of him.

278. We didn't have enough injuries this year. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

279. We didn't want to face the Senators, because we knew they would beat us. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

280. Mats had too many Swedish meatballs. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

281. Golf is our first sport. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

282. We haven't made the finals in 36 years.  Let's see if we can hit the century mark. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

283. We were depressed that a guy without a single Leaf on his team won the "I Hate The Leafs" pool run by Office Glen. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

284. In the big picture, does it matter? - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

285. The team psychiatrist was overworked. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

286. We all got SARS. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

287. We reacquired Gilmour. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

288. Hoglund's still on the team. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

289. We wanted to see how the Raptors felt, so we had to bow out early. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

290. We wanted to catch more Blue Jay games. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

291. The whole team is still affected by Berard's eye injury. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

292. We don't like playing hockey in May. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

293. We were too busy hoping the Senators would lose that we forgot to focus on our own games. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

294. We injured Desjardins; that's all we needed to do. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

295. We're too young. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

296. We're too old. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

297. The internet psychic said we would lose. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

298. We didn't come up with our excuse quota for Game 7. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

299. It's time for our decline. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

300. We were shocked that Office Glen only has 300 Leaf excuses.  We have thousands, maybe millions, more. - David Reddekopp, Canadiens fan

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