I’m a Sens fan, and I’d hate to see Montreal or Toronto win it.
I’m not necessarily cheering for the Oilers/Jets, but it also tends to be more exciting watching a Canadian team make a run, at least for me.
Are the stars aligning for Stanley's return to it's homeland?
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I’m not necessarily cheering for the Oilers/Jets, but it also tends to be more exciting watching a Canadian team make a run, at least for me.
KingsFan7824
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It's this, and there are people who think Bettman is legitimately anti-Canadian, and it's no coincidence that for essentially his entire run there's been no Canadian winner. Don't worry that when players got more choice, because players wanted that, they chose not to play in Canada(other than getting money in Toronto). Or the Canadian Assistance Plan, helping non-Toronto teams in the non-cap era. Or that getting the cap has helped non-Toronto Canadian teams keep some players around. Don't worry that there have been 5 Canadian teams in the Final in the cap era(19 years), which is a greater percentage(26%) than the number of Canadian teams in the league(between 20 and 22%) during that time, and that 3 of those series went the full 7 games. It's all an anti-Canada conspiracy though.
Bourne Endeavor
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It pretty much isn't a thing despite how desperately advertisements and some media outlets try to make it one. You go to any sports bar in Montreal right now and nobody gives a shit about the Leafs. Likewise, Canuck fans took it a step further and blasted a restaurant in Vancouver that changed some of their signs to the Oilers logo last season.
Hell, when the CN Tower put up Hab colours up, there were WAY more people laughing at Toronto than cheering for the Habs.
For myself, I don't hate the Leafs at all, really. Just some friendly banter cause it's fun. Y'all have suffered enough. At the some time, I'm not cheering for them either. It's more a "oh, that's cool if they finally go on a run."
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Not hard for me to see Leafs > Panthers and Oilers > Vegas. Jets > Stars I don't see happening.
But if there were 3 Canadian teams left in final 4 it is happening. Good chance there would be a Canadian cup final.
Mods would need therapy after that
But if there were 3 Canadian teams left in final 4 it is happening. Good chance there would be a Canadian cup final.
Mods would need therapy after that
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Same old song and dance every year from the usual media pundits, and no, it's never once been a successful rallying concept up here. 
At least not during the NHL playoffs, anyway.
At least not during the NHL playoffs, anyway.
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As someone in the US, annually I give my assorted Canadian friends (good natured) crap once their particular team is eliminated (and they quickly point out that mine didn't even make the playoffs...sigh) and make a crack about The Cup getting old & moving to warmer climates. With NHL teams made up of multiple nationalities, to me it really doesn't seem like a nationalistic pride thing. Olympics/WC/etc where it 'is' country against country, sure. The Cup not being won by a Canadian team in 30+ years is just a statistical oddity.
That said, & only going to be said once to not drag politics in here deeply, with all the idiocy of our Chaos Goblin & the 51st state crap, I am honestly hoping for a Toronto & Winnipeg/Edmonton SCF so that 'that' can be rubbed in his face. I don't expect it (my bracket has FL repeating), but I would cheer it.
That said, & only going to be said once to not drag politics in here deeply, with all the idiocy of our Chaos Goblin & the 51st state crap, I am honestly hoping for a Toronto & Winnipeg/Edmonton SCF so that 'that' can be rubbed in his face. I don't expect it (my bracket has FL repeating), but I would cheer it.
You're 100% right.
I have nothing but loathing for the other Canadian franchises aside from maybe the Sens & Habs, to which I would proclaim a grand indifference.
Half the players in the league are Canadian anyway.
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I was actively, enthusiastically cheering against Winnipeg last night.
I am in the same boat, but also, as someone supporting the Leafs a fate worse than death would be any of Montreal, Ottawa or Vancouver winning the Cup before Toronto (or even at all). The rest of them simply because if any Canadian city is going to bring the Cup back to Canada, it had better be my city.
Last year incredibly I was hoping the Panthers won over the Oilers. Can't explain it, because I really, really don't like the Panthers. It's not rational but it's not a choice either, maybe it's just the petty, childish side of us adults that sports can bring out of us?
Sens With Benefits
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I think the casual fans support this but any die hard fan doesn’t care that much. As a Sens fan I wouldn’t want Toronto or Montreal (more neutral about Montreal) to win. Although I’d cheer for any team west of Ontario to win.
All 3 teams are highly flawed.
Toronto will never be taken seriously as long as they have the core 4 together.
Edmonton has no goaltending or defense.
Winnipeg has the biggest choker in the modern era as a goalie.
I could potentially see Edmonton winning if Mcdrai goes ballistic and makes up for the goals allowed.
Toronto will never be taken seriously as long as they have the core 4 together.
Edmonton has no goaltending or defense.
Winnipeg has the biggest choker in the modern era as a goalie.
I could potentially see Edmonton winning if Mcdrai goes ballistic and makes up for the goals allowed.
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bert
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As a fan from Canada and hope the cup comes back here at some point, all three teams are pretty massive underdogs. Id be surprised if any of them advance to the 3rd round.
It definitely is a thing among casuals though. At least in Winnipeg, the casuals will either revert back to not even pretending to care about hockey once the Jets are eliminated, or they'll do exactly as BP and Rogers say, hopping on the bandwagon of whatever Canadian team is left. I was disgusted by the amount of Oilers love here last year
The cup "comes back" here multiple times a summer no matter what team wins when every team's roster is roughly half Canadian
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To get a comparable reaction that would make sense to an American, do a deep dive into the 2019 NBA playoffs and how people felt about the raptors at every stage of their championship run.
And look at all the commentary at the end around the championship traveling outside of the US for the first time.
But with that said, many people (I’m not one of them) don’t understand borders or patriotism. A post modern view of nations and cultures being less important and individualism being more important is something you’ll run into a lot online.
There are a lot of people who are puzzled over national anthems existing at all, let alone being sung at sporting events.
But those types are a loud minority found mostly online. For many of us out here in the real world we can be happy for our countrymen to celebrate a Stanley cup win and we can feel good that the cup is home safely in canada
