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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
You can be a fan however you want, I didn’t mention anything about that. But I do think your view robs you entirely of the joy of sports fandom, which is sad to me.
Let me ask you a question: if you don’t get joy from highs (or at best they feel bittersweet) even in limited amounts (wins, first goals and emerging rookies, great plays, vets giving it their all) and you don’t care about the losses (or actively cheer for them) even in large amounts, why do you care if they win a cup in your lifetime?
Whether you want to acknowledge it or call it BS, a cup win is going to mean a lot more to people who actually enjoy the team and choose to experience every high and low as they should be experienced vs those who just want to checkout and skip to the end. It’s not some scorecard, it’s just a fact that some people are choosing to miss out while others aren’t.
We can still party together as fans when they win the cup. I’m just going to enjoy it more than you could, and neither your nor my approach is going to make any difference in how they get there. It’s purely your loss.
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This comment is complete bs. Just because someone is cheering for losses so we can finally draft an elite player, doesn't mean they would not enjoy a Stanley Cup win later on.
Posts like this are why some of us get so worked up. Because of this attitude by some posters that cheering for wins (when we already have no shot at playoffs) makes you a better fan.