Do the Florida Panthers have a claim to be the most hated team in the league right now?

[Gjman2019]

Toronto are the 7th most popular team on Facebook (Boston #1) and 3rd for social media as a whole (Chicago #1)

Ranking of NHL teams popularity

Table showing popularity of NHL teams based on social media data, Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins are the most popular teams

www.stadium-maps.com

Was just looking at a ranking across all social media and it had the Leafs 2nd behind the Hawks.....

In the end there's probably a million polls out there......Being in Ontario we get all the Leafs games and the reaction they get on the road says it all....There's games where it actually sounds like a home game.....I don't see anything close to that when it comes to the Bruins or the Hawks.............Only team that can come close to the Leafs when it comes to that is the Canadiens.............

 

[Gjman2019]

Those damned doormats have an unfair tax advantage!
a TAX ADVANTAGE, I tell you!

I think during the height of the Yankees Red Sox rivalry one of the Red Sox executives (think it was Lucchino) referred to the Yankees as the evil empire....Not you're the new evil empire.............

Change your screen name to Steinbrenner.... Lol

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Tkachuk and Bennet are pretty easy to hate but overall I like the style of hockey they play.

And all the salt about the tax advantage makes me laugh too.

 

[My3Sons]

are the state and local taxes impossible to overcome? My appreciation is that the rates can be somewhat minimized with some financial planning. I know some NBA agents have suggested as much in interviews. Even if there is no state income tax and another state charges 5% isn't the real difference closer to 2.5% since half the games are played on the road? And that would be before any financial maneuvering.

 

[Strangelove]

Think you have to be relevant to be hated, or at least accomplish something when there was more than 6 teams in the league.

Hate is a many splendored thing.

 

[The Pale King]

Barkov is pretty much a perfect hockey player. No issues with Marchand and Bennet. Eckblad... you know what, it's fine.

I wouldn't have any issues with the Cats other than they employ possibly my least favourite player of all-time, the slimiest, cheap-shotiest silverspooned nepo-baby to ever lace them up in the NHL.

F*** Jonah Gadjovich.

 

[PaulD]

People that hate Oilers and Leafs seem to pay more attention to them then their own team

just seems that way to Oiler and Leaf fans.
Cause they watch and follow no one else.
Ever ask a Leaf fan if they saw the Stanley cup finals game last night? Response:
" I dont watch after the leafs are out" "Go Jays"

 

[PaulD]

Nit a Oanthers fan but anyone who asked the leafs out in 5 easy game ....well I'll give them pints for that.

3 teams I lime to see lose :
Leafs ,
Caps
Leafs.

Did I say leafs ?

 

[Laus723]

Barkov is pretty much a perfect hockey player. No issues with Marchand and Bennet. Eckblad... you know what, it's fine.

I wouldn't have any issues with the Cats other than they employ possibly my least favourite player of all-time, the slimiest, cheap-shotiest silverspooned nepo-baby to ever lace them up in the NHL.

F*** Jonah Gadjovich.

Love him.

Nepo baby?

 

[BB79]

And all the salt about the tax advantage makes me laugh too.

I'm only salty because my state sucks and doesn't have cheap taxes like theirs

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

And I have to correct myself; I have run into a few Toronto fans from the US while at the sports bar watching with my friend who is a big Bills fan. Upstate New York/VT/NH/ME have a good chuck of Toronto fans, I am sure. I just don't get up there.

This.

Although I wouldn't call Leaf representation in the US significant. Of the Canadian teams, the Habs have the greatest US grown fanbase by far.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

are the state and local taxes impossible to overcome? My appreciation is that the rates can be somewhat minimized with some financial planning. I know some NBA agents have suggested as much in interviews. Even if there is no state income tax and another state charges 5% isn't the real difference closer to 2.5% since half the games are played on the road? And that would be before any financial maneuvering.

Would be great if there was a seperate thread on this!

 

[TheGreenTBer]

That’s a ridiculous price for a soda. Also, it’s soda, not pop.

GOD.

DAMNED.

RIGHT.

 

[Mooserton]

I forgot they existed TBH

 

[Kennedys]

Most hated team probably Vegas. Most hated fanbases, Montreal and Toronto.

 

[M88K]

Tax free state Stanley Cup Winners
Matthew Tkachuk on the team
Bennett on the team
Marchand now on the team
Ekblad 20 game suspension due to PEDs
Refs in our pocket (supposedly)



It certainly beats being irrelevant!

0 reason to hate the Panthers.
A couple of their players, sure, but that's true of almost every team including the one I follow

 

[kingsholygrail]

They're not even on my radar for hateability.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

I forgot they existed TBH

No you didn’t TBH