Which team is the most villainous?

[Devilsfan2326]

Every bit of entertainment needs a storyline between a cowboy and an outlaw, like a movie script, or wrestling if needed. To keep people watching. Does hockey still have that to the degree that you enjoy? Which team stands out? Try not to let past teams and their nicknames shade your perspective about who the "antagonists" are today. Include in the comments specific players!

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I've decided this could include current players, coaches, broadcast teams, or any of the management.

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[Fledgemyhedge]

this was always the bruins for me. I even felt like their fans embraced this role but they’re pretty likeable these days minus Marchand. Unfortunately I don’t get that vibe from any team currently so I’ll just vote for them

 

[Coffee]

Bruins

 

[Devilsfan2326]

If Filip Forsberg were a bit meaner, that mustache could go for miles of memes on the internet.

 

[Devilsfan2326]

Some coaches, or broadcast teams, might evoke this feeling too?

 

[banks]

I considered:

Bruins. They've traditionally a physical, big, bad, "bully" type of team.
Red Wings: They were like the Empire from Star Wars for a while there. Just endless an ominous.
Golden Knights: They've been so cut-throat with player movement since they came to the league, and their instant success made a lot of enemies.

But I voted for:

NJ Devils: With a name like "devils" how can they not be a villain??

 

[Minnesota Knudsens]

The Vegas LTIRs came to mind. Even the way their management parts with players in such a cutthroat fashion, screams “deal with the devil”.

 

[JoVel]

Vegas easily. Bruins if we're talking history, but currently they're a rather boring team.

 

[Devilsfan2326]

I considered:

Bruins. They've traditionally a physical, big, bad, "bully" type of team.
Red Wings: They were like the Empire from Star Wars for a while there. Just endless an ominous.
Golden Knights: They've been so cut-throat with player movement since they came to the league, and their instant success made a lot of enemies.

But I voted for:

NJ Devils: With a name like "devils" how can they not be a villain??

Good point! I've wondered that maybe some players have refused to sign there due to the name. Doesn't get discussed very much, but I could see that.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Vegas, I guess. They come off as the spoiled rich kid who says his dad will sue you.

Give us back our f***ing draft pick.

 

[Devilsfan2326]

Vegas, I guess. They come off as the spoiled rich kid who says his dad will sue you.

Give us back our f***ing draft pick.

I see a consensus brewing

 

[Il Stugotz]

Florida has cowardly wrestling heel vibes + defending Cup champs
They're the villains in the story I'm making up

 

[Xirik]

Rangers

The badguy that has all the money and everything comes easy to them while you suffer defeats against them and slowly get better from hard work and guts.

 

[boredmale]

Nobody a bigger villain than the Devil

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I was thinking in terms of the franchise and chose the Penguins who have continuously lucked into generational players.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Chicago.

This is by far the most disgusting franchise currently in the NHL

 

[Devilsfan2326]

Rangers

The badguy that has all the money and everything comes easy to them while you suffer defeats against them and slowly get better from hard work and guts.

Gomez! Gaborik! Nash! Honestly think most fans have to admit it’s a long list of big time free agents going there in their twilight years…

 

[Canovin]

Vegas is the team your gf tells you to not worry about

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Gomez! Gaborik! Nash! Honestly think most fans have to admit it’s a long list of big time free agents going there in their twilight years…

There were far better examples pre-lockout. All of those guys were in their 20s. Hell post-lockout St. Louis and Shanahan were better examples.

 

[Devilsfan2326]

There were far better examples pre-lockout. All of those guys were in their 20s. Hell post-lockout St. Louis and Shanahan were better examples.

True, someone should compose a list of free agent nabs for each team over the course of a few decades.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Vegas f***ed MAF over. They got some comeuppance with Lehner being a f***ing weirdo headache but they still won a Cup, which is proof that karma and gods and cosmic justice does not exist, that we as fans and more generally humans are subject to organized chaos.

 

[moropanov]

Isnt Washington obvious choice evil team Team Putin and Wilson etc.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Predator sound pretty villainous to me

 

[ijuka]

Yeah currently Golden Knights have a villain atmosphere.

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

The Leafs have long been the Grima Wormtongue of the NHL.