Current rivals in the NHL

[OldCraig71]

Gary Bettman and Canadian franchises.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Kind of how it feels to me TBH.

Less violence in the game, less divisional games, refs controlling games.

Here we are.

Hard to get up for a regular season game these days.

 

[boompuffboom]

After 10 years of getting wrecked by Tampa without relent, i think Montreal is going to start farming a decent size horyuken uppercut and land it to the Bolt's chin every month for the next decade.

Also, i think this year is when the god damned shit bird Ottawa Senators stop winning vs the Habs. We're going to be squashing them like toilet bugs until 2030.

THEN, and only then, can we talk about the Bruins and Leafs. We have a score to settle motherf***ers.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kings vs. their fanbase

 

[Panteras]

Judging from these forums the past 2 years, Panthers have become Bruins fans number #1 enemy. Our last series was pretty epic.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Have to admit it's been a lot of years since I looked at the Leafs schedule and circled any games against a supposed rival. The media tries hard to sell some opponents as legit rivals but when the teams play those games without any elevated intensity it's obvious the players don't share the medias self serving hype.

 

[Coffee]

Kings vs. their fanbase

the Kings are legit

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I think it's more oilers fans mention pdo and Canucks fans getting thrown into a frothing rage

I was thinking more along the lines of Quinn Hughes threads where talk of PDO didn't show up that often, at least less often than Oilers' fans.

 

[Coffee]

I was thinking more along the lines of Quinn Hughes threads where talk of PDO didn't show up that often, at least less often than Oilers' fans.

Damn

 

[Coffey]

I’m just here for the @Coffees vs @Coffey vs @Coffe rivalry

That’s a lot of stupid names.

 

[Coffee]

That’s a lot of stupid names.

Triple C

 

[Xirik]

Triple C

You guys could have your own line in Hockey. Whoever is commentating would die.

 

[Coffey]

You guys could have your own line in Hockey. Whoever is commentating would die.

How do you even pronounce @Coffe ?

Caw-fay? Coh-f?

 

[Xirik]

How do you even pronounce @Coffe ?

Caw-fay? Coh-f?

Probably that with a nice Central American accent.

 

[Shark Finn]

True, but I still despise them.

As we all should.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Besides the obvious answers, the Habs and Canes franchise have had something going on since before the team was in Carolina.

 

[Fulmination]

Preds and Jets was catching steam for a bit but that's since faded. Preds don't really have any true rivals right now. Detroit in a different conference now, Chicago has been bad for a while.

Gary wants the stars/preds to become a thing. It was looking good with the winter classic and the preds deep playoffs around 2016-18, but preds disappeared the past few seasons. Need to face in the playoffs and a nice rivalry could happen.

 

[Jack Straw]

Flyers fans vs Flyers front office

 

[hangman005]

The NHL and common sense to stagger starts

Probably could have wrapped this post up 3 words earlier.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Bruins then a large gap Lightning and Panthers. That's it.

 

[wintersej]

Judging from these forums the past 2 years, Panthers have become Bruins fans number #1 enemy. Our last series was pretty epic.

The one way rivalries are hard to figure. Bruins have taken it on the chin from the Panthers two years in a row. Before that, Boston couldn’t get by Tampa. Leafs have been running into Boston for years. I don’t feel like I’ll truly hate the Leafs until they actually win against Boston. And I can’t imagine Florida fans will give two cents about Boston until Boston wins.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I'd say the league's greatest rivalry historically has to be Boston-Montreal. First in games played between two teams in regular season and on playoffs, playoff series played...

It's been a bit since they've played meaningful games, but it's just simmering. The great thing about it is all it takes is a spark and it gets red hot again.

 

[rahad]

The whole rivalry between Habs and Bruins have been dead for a long time. We have not faced the bruins in the playoff for like 10 years? By the time the Habs become a good team. The bruins ''could'' be in the decline.

The habs vs Leafs is one sided. Leafs fans are still salty about losing to us in playoff.

Right now is more like : Bruins vs panthers - Edmonton vs LA. Vegas vs Colorado. Panthers vs Tampa Bay

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Penguins vs. opposing rookies looking for career goal #1

We always seem to give them to em’

Also, Penguins vs. no-name backup goalies

We usually make them look like f***ing Hasek

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Flyers have none. They are a lost poorly run franchise.