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Originally Posted by Fan in Exile
You would rather be a Canes fan than a Capitals or Sharks fan? I definitely would not. Yes I'm sure it's frustrating for their fans that they can't win the Cup but I disagree that they "know" they'll choke in the playoffs. The reason I'd rather be a Capitals or Sharks fan is that despite having your heart broken, you still have hope every year that this can be the year they make it over the hump.
In any event, the initial premise is whether it's worth it to wait for Bennett to fully develop. I agree that while the ultimate goal is to win a Cup that it isn't required to make it the correct or worthwhile to wait for Bennett to fully develop. And I also agree that we aren't going to have to wait until Bennett hits 27 to see him make full impact anyway so the whole discussion is moot.
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I was just using the Canes as an example. I would prefer to win a cup, go to the parade downtown and reminisce about the run for the rest of my life, and then suck for a while, then have my heart broken every year choking in round 1 or 2. Didn't we already live through enough first round heart breaks with the Flames from 1990-2009? Was that fun? 30 years from now are Caps fans going to reminisce about the good ol' president trophy days? We make fun of Vancouver for having won ''nothing'' even though they have 2 president trophies. If one of them brings it up, we laugh at them because it means nothing.
LA sold their souls for both cups wins and it looks like they are on the decline now. The Red Wings are finally in the same boat. Ask either of those fanbases if it's worth it to go to a Stanley Cup parade knowing you sold your soul. Maybe not everyone would do it and that's fine. But I would.