I think that is hard to say without it actually happening.
I am a fan of the Calgary Flames team and that has built up over the 20 years that I haved lived in Calgary. I moved from BC and it took a while to get to like the Flames (partly because they sucked terribly when I got here. I would have a hard time cheering for the Canucks, Oilers or Jets right away and probably would follow the team wherever they went (even if it was a second team in Toronto!). But as the players moved on, I am sure my allegiences would switch.
When I lived in Prince George, I was as much a fan of the Cougars and followed the WHL as much as the NHL. I wonder if I would become a Hitmen fan again (which is the team I followed the most when I moved to Calgary).
I was a huge Expos fan before they left Montreal. I tried to get behind the Nationals, but they didn't do well in Washington to start with. And although I loathed the Jays, I have grown to like the only Canadian baseball team - mostly because of the team and because of their success.
I hope it doesn't come to fruition.
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