Only a mayor who had been struck in the head by a hockey puck could have gotten this one wrong. So when John Tory was asked on 102.1 the Edge if he supported the idea of a second NHL team his worship said but of course Toronto could easily support a second team. Wow. This word from the chief magistrate was greeted like the arrival of free food and money. The euphoria in the media was unalloyed even as Mr. Tory added an observation that any Leaside Flames Atom could recite: “I think you have to get (NHL Commissioner) Gary Bettman here and say ‘OK, it’s time,’”
