What are the most pessimistic and optimistic NHL fan bases?

[ViD]

Oh that would be great thread. Most delusional fan base

I think it would be tough race between Oilers and Leafs

Oilers fans are hardly delusional after their team was 1 win away from a SC win

 

[983 others]

montreal has to be the most optimistic

literally every single player and prospect are superstars or have superstar value or are just untouchable

 

[Chainshot]

Flyers fans do nothing but whine and complain its annoying

I've never seen a group of Fans clamouring for a rebuild

Like they'd rather be the Sabers for 13 years than at least contend for a wild card

No. Just… no. No one wants that.

Its Mind boggling

Also the shit Torts gets for being a bad coach on here is annoying and disgusting, H'es a very good motivator and failry intelligent, but some on here claim he's as bad as babcock which is utter bullshit

 

[tmg]

There was a survey done to determine the most and least miserable NHL fan bases that could be taken into account when talking about optimism and pessimism of fans. Here's the list, from most miserable to least miserable.

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Are Nashville Predators fans miserable? See how they rank among other NHL teams

Nashville Predators fans are less miserable than other National Hockey League fanbases. But by how much?

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P.s. looks like I found another way no income tax states have an advantage

There might be a causation vs correlation thing here (do the teams suck because their fans are pessimists or are the fans pessimists because the team sucks?)…

But 12 of the first 13 are teams that missed the playoffs. And the other is the Leafs, a team whose playoff struggles the last 20 years have been monumental.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Most Pessimistic - Sabres
Most Optimistic - Leafs

 

[Saga of the Elk]

In the mushy middle of Pessimism and Optimism: the Wild.

 

[mr figgles]

Flyers fans do nothing but whine and complain its annoying

I've never seen a group of Fans clamouring for a rebuild

Like they'd rather be the Sabers for 13 years than at least contend for a wild card

Its Mind boggling

Also the shit Torts gets for being a bad coach on here is annoying and disgusting, H'es a very good motivator and failry intelligent, but some on here claim he's as bad as babcock which is utter bullshit

The Torts defense force is just sad and weird.

20 years
17 seasons as a coach
7 seasons getting bounced in the first round
7 seasons missing the playoffs

I want the Flyers to strive for more than finishing 12-20 every year and praying for a miracle run in the playoffs when they do make it in.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Vancouver Canucks fans are pretty optimisitc/idealistic

 

[LosPollosHermanos]

Yotes without a doubt most miserable.
May not have a team, but we still have an angry fanbase...

 

[Nogatco Rd]

There was a survey done to determine the most and least miserable NHL fan bases that could be taken into account when talking about optimism and pessimism of fans. Here's the list, from most miserable to least miserable.

View attachment 896943

Are Nashville Predators fans miserable? See how they rank among other NHL teams

Nashville Predators fans are less miserable than other National Hockey League fanbases. But by how much?

www.tennessean.com

P.s. looks like I found another way no income tax states have an advantage

Brutal for Calgary.

Your franchise might be in trouble when a fanbase that literally lost their team is happier than yours.

 

[JPT]

So what? You don't think competitive, alpha male type professional hockey players don't like seeing these things?

TIL alpha male means you love watching hockey fights with a guy in a suit

 

[Nucker101]

Our board is so pessimistic that some posters managed to make our most optimistic poster quit hfboards

I lurked your board a couple of times when you guys played the Canucks, I just saw a shit ton of sarcastic self deprecating posts about your team, it was kinda weird lol.

 

[MoneyManny]

The Torts defense force is just sad and weird.

20 years
17 seasons as a coach
7 seasons getting bounced in the first round
7 seasons missing the playoffs

I want the Flyers to strive for more than finishing 12-20 every year and praying for a miracle run in the playoffs when they do make it in.

Torts talents are best used to motivate bad teams to give their all and overachieve than to win cups on contenders.

 

[dalewood12]

I feel like Dallas and Jersey fans are feeling pretty good about their future.

Pens fans are slowly coming to terms with their future.

 

[Zarzh]

Optimistic: Detroit AINEC
I've never seen so much hype for prospects who don't score enough.

Pessimistic: Flyers or Leafs?

 

[ScottyMascotty]

Most pessimistic fanbase: Florida Panthers before SCF 2024 Game 7
Most optimistic fanbase: Florida Panthers after SCF 2024 Game 7

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

TIL alpha male means you love watching hockey fights with a guy in a suit

That's it. 100%! Every Single One.

Torts talents are best used to motivate bad teams to give their all and overachieve than to win cups on contenders.

The absolute worst coach to have running the Flyers right now.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Optimistic: Devil fans when they "win the offseason" or sweep the preseason.
Pessimistic: Devil fans when Jack Hughes inevitably gets hurt again.

 

[Spilot23]

I lurked your board a couple of times when you guys played the Canucks, I just saw a shit ton of sarcastic self deprecating posts about your team, it was kinda weird lol.

We go from being extremely sarcastic before/while the game is on to pessimistic when we trailing and then the most optimistic fanbase shouting on the rooftops that Mack is better than McDavid !

 

[SEALBound]

HFPens has a couple cancerous posters who will bemoan the same thing and say the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and really go out of their way to lower the overall quality of discussion of the board.

A couple have chosen Rox Hextall as the hill to die on as well which is bizarre.

But I mean, the Penguins are obviously in decline. It was bound to happen so it's a pessimistic board because we are in for a rough couple of seasons.

 

[thedjpd]

That's it. 100%! Every Single One.


The absolute worst coach to have running the Flyers right now.

Lol.

This very thread epitomizes it. Multiple fanbases point to the Flyers - and a bunch of them come on to defend why they're so pessimistic.

I wouldn't bother.

 

[Leafidelity]

Most Pessimistic- Leafs
Most Optimistic- Leafs

lol

 

[Rich Nixon]

TIL alpha male means you love watching hockey fights with a guy in a suit

Sometimes one thing leads to another

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Most Pessimistic: Vegas when I watch us turtle again.
Most Optimistic: Vegas the one period we don't turtle.

Everybody will laugh at that, including me, but it is so terribly true.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Since Yzerman came back, Red Wings fans have become overly optimistic, especially on here regarding prospects. Probably too optimistic.

Since the Islanders loss to break the road game winning streak in December 2023, Kings fans have been extremely pessimistic.