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Originally Posted by Locke
The worst. Just the worst.
I will never understand people who are like: "I just want a Canadian Team to win!"
Are people insane??
Could you imagine how insufferable a team would be if they won? I want a Canadian team to win too....the Calgary Flames...and nobody else.
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I used to feel this way (F all the other Canadian teams!) but as hockey has become more of a secondary hobby / interest over the years I lean more towards wanting a Canadian team to win regardless of who it is. These big American cities with sometimes multiple franchises across every major league -- especially the non-traditional hockey markets, they honestly don't care. Like twenty years from now is anyone there going to remember Tampa's back to back Cups, or LA Kings wins in 2012 and 2014? No, because they've just moved on to bigger and more recent championships in other leagues and always have something else to cheer for.
A Canadian team winning a Cup, any Canadian team, goes down as an all-time legendary accomplishment for that city. The fans will tell stories to their grandchildren of where they were when it went down. The Cup belongs in Canada and it's been way too long, so I hope for a Canadian team to win even if it's Edmonton or Toronto.