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Originally Posted by Vinny01
That is like saying "I don't care if the Oilers or Canucks win the cup as long as the cup comes back to Canada"
Sure we want the cup back in Canada but I only want it back here if Calgary wins it. I know that might seem weird but I have a hate on for certain teams and players and unless they are proudly representing the Flaming C than I have a tough time rooting for them.
I hope Canada does well despite struggles from Luongo who chokes in the preliminary round.
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Nah, I think thats an unfair comparison.
I'm a huge Canucks fan. Have been since I was small. Once the Canucks are done for the year, I stop watching. When Calgary/Edmonton/Ottawa made their runs, I couldn't have cared less. It wasn't my team, and I stopped watching, even if they were "Canadian teams"
On the world stage, Canada is my team. They are representing all of us. Not just Calgary, not just Vancouver not just Toronto. All of us. In my mind, I put my hatred for players like Perry, Pronger, Iginla aside and the only thing that matters is a Victory for Canada.
I'd much rather have a player like Perry be our MVP and us win gold, then hope the players I dislike "choke" and we find ourselves out of a medal.
Once they pull that Team Canada Jersey over their head, all "hatred" is put aside, and the only thing that I care about is the team performing at the highest level, and getting us what we want. A gold medal.