First off: I don’t mean to insult Disney or their first rate entertainment business by comparing them to possibly the worst run sports franchise in North America, the Florida Panthers.
But, quite frankly, it’s hard not to make the link—if only on a tongue-in-cheek, derisive level.
Whilst there might be a couple of other strong contenders for the dubious honor of being the worst sports franchise in North America, hidden among the other continental underachievers in pro sports, there really is no competition within the National Hockey League itself.
Ten years without a playoff in South Florida is twice as much as the also long-suffering Toronto Maple Leaf fans have had to wait. Not even perennial deadweights such as the New York Islanders or Atlanta Thrashers come close to being as dreadful as our beloved Cats.
Thus, it is no wonder that a certain popular rodent comes ...
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