I don't think there are any rules as to why you should or shouldn't cheer for a team. All you have to do is like a team, and that is enough. There is nobody on this earth that you have to justify it to, only yourself.
With that being said, as a kid I used to cheer for Edmonton to win the cup when the Flames were knocked out - even if it was by Edmonton. Why? Because I felt that only a Stanley Cup champion could have knocked Calgary out, and if it weren't for them, the Flames would have won. I cheered for Vancouver back in the late 80's/early 90's when I thought they were a likeable 'b' class talent team.
Luckily, I have grown out of that logic as I have matured (and I really don't know how people can cheer for Vancouver in light of all their antics in the past 10-12 years, and how they treated Bure - I honestly would feel embarrassed being a Canuck fan in today's day and age, and it has nothing to do with a rivalry). Both teams are so 'wrong' for very different reasons, and I am just glad that at no point did the Flames become a team I was 'embarrassed' being a fan of (though there were moments that came close through the years).
Penguins were my 2nd team when Badger Bob - and then Mullen - joined them, and have stayed my second team until the last 5 or so years. They were a heck of a lot of fun watching with Lemieux, Jagr, Francis, etc. Now I don't have a '2nd team' at the moment, but if I do, it will just be because I like them, for whatever reason it may be.
By the way, Flames win 8-1 tonight, and Lucic looks like the #$#$@! he is.
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