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Originally Posted by redmile04
Fans are cheering for the team to lose because they hate the team, they are cheering for losses to become a successful franchise again.
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One could argue that becoming a team with a losing/worse reputation will stop good players from wanting to come/stay here for years to come, even if they are younger talent that's still developing into form.
There are plenty of recent Stanley Cup winners (or good teams) that didn't go into full rebuild mode in order to get there.
I'd rather keep that outside chance of another '04esque run alive each year and still have plenty of chances at drafting good players in each round than take a few years off watching any meaningful hockey, personally, though I do understand the logic behind "tanking". (and it still makes me sick)