Maybe because that one man has been the face of the franchise for almost 20 years? Why do New York Rangers fans still chant Potvin sucks? He hasn't played in the NHL for ages. It's an awesome tradition. I hope people who are creating baby Sens fans will make sure that those baby Sens fans will know who Alfie was, even though they may never have got to see him play.
Manked
I can understand people appreciating what he's done, I appreciate what he's done. However, the level of Alfredssion worship from some fans it a little much, well, more like far too much. Obviously, that's just my opinion, though.
To me it just seems super lame to be chanting one guy's name (every period? every game?) from now now. How many other fan bases chant every game/period a current or former player's name? None. Why? Because it loses its relevance and becomes played out. This isn't a dig against Alfredsson, it's a dig the misguided energy of some fans.
A few weeks ago, someone posted in another thread about starting a Silfverberg chant. People want to start chanting for a guy who had one goal and had only played a handful of games? I can understand and appreciate the excitement but some fans just take things too far sometimes, example the Silfverberg chant. I think wanting this "Alfie" chant to become tradition is also such an example.
BB
