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thefoss1957 · 03-23-2012, 09:10 PM

Ranking the Canadian teams? Ok I'll bite...

RANKING OF CANADIAN TEAMS IN TERMS OF RESPECT FOR THE FRANCHISES
1. Montreal...Hate 'em, but history is on their side...Dominant for the first full decade of my NHL fandom.
2. Calgary...A lunch pail/working class group for decades....and a nod to my fine Flame fan hosts here.
3. Edmonton...Again, cannot argue with the run of success of the the Gretzky/Messier/Fuhr era...tough times lately, though.
4. Toronto...A "cursed" franchise...but, one with longevity and a rich lore...I got to see a lot of them in the 60's
5. Ottawa...(as a 'Hawk fan, I'll admit that I see so little of the Sens, an Eastern conference Canadian team, that I can't really comment about them!)
6. Winnepeg...hoping for Pegger fans to be rewarded with some success...they waited a long time for a team, and they deserved one MUCH more than the likes of Atlanta, Tampa, (or Phoenix!) But the legacy of this team has just begun.

666. Vancouver...From the top to the bottom this franchise should be an embarrasment to the fans of BC. From soccer like flopping tactics, to a GM that openly lobbies for sympathetic officiating via the press, to a percieved sense of entitlement, to having an embarrassment like Burrows on the roster, to AV's perpetual "victim" press conferences, not to mention having had one of the ugliest Jerseys in Hockey history...there is so much that opposing fans have to dislike about this franchise!

03-23-2012, 09:10 PM	#212
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	Ranking the Canadian teams? Ok I'll bite... RANKING OF CANADIAN TEAMS IN TERMS OF RESPECT FOR THE FRANCHISES 1. Montreal...Hate 'em, but history is on their side...Dominant for the first full decade of my NHL fandom. 2. Calgary...A lunch pail/working class group for decades....and a nod to my fine Flame fan hosts here. 3. Edmonton...Again, cannot argue with the run of success of the the Gretzky/Messier/Fuhr era...tough times lately, though. 4. Toronto...A "cursed" franchise...but, one with longevity and a rich lore...I got to see a lot of them in the 60's 5. Ottawa...(as a 'Hawk fan, I'll admit that I see so little of the Sens, an Eastern conference Canadian team, that I can't really comment about them!) 6. Winnepeg...hoping for Pegger fans to be rewarded with some success...they waited a long time for a team, and they deserved one MUCH more than the likes of Atlanta, Tampa, (or Phoenix!) But the legacy of this team has just begun. 666. Vancouver...From the top to the bottom this franchise should be an embarrasment to the fans of BC. From soccer like flopping tactics, to a GM that openly lobbies for sympathetic officiating via the press, to a percieved sense of entitlement, to having an embarrassment like Burrows on the roster, to AV's perpetual "victim" press conferences, not to mention having had one of the ugliest Jerseys in Hockey history...there is so much that opposing fans have to dislike about this franchise! __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)