The Leafs, the Canadiens and the Big Blue Helmets
August 24, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
A moralistic tale from the late fifties
Adapted from Aesop’s Fables
The Canadiens and the Leafs waged a perpetual war with each other, in which much blood was shed. The Canadiens were always the victors. The Leafs thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the team to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline.
They therefore chose as leaders Leafs that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions.
When all this was done, and the team disciplined, the herald Leaf had duly proclaimed war by challenging the Canadiens to a showdown. The newly chosen Leaf leaders bound their heads with outsized and heavy blue helmets, that they might be more conspicuous to the rest of the team.
Scarcely had the battle begun, when a great rout overwhelmed the Leafs, who skittered off the ice as fast as they could to their parking spots. The specially helmeted Leaf leaders, not being able to maneuver off the ice as quickly due to the ornamentally weighty helmets on their heads, were all captured and devoured by the Canadiens.
Moral: The greater the honour, the more the danger.
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