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Originally Posted by Mike Johnson
...Myself and I believe many Canucks fans would never cheer for the Leafs against any team but Calgary in the hypothetical dreamworld where they make a SCF.
Most Canuck fans would cheer for Montreal, Ottawa, Wpg and even Edmonton if they were in a Cup Final.
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Originally Posted by Geddy Lee
I'm with ao. I just don't understand the need to cheer for someone. I guess people like winning or something, maybe I've had it wrong all these years.
i don't know if people mean that they'd actually "cheer" for another team in any meaningful way. imean, is anyone wearing a jersey, rocking car flags, etc or a 2nd team (other than WG, ldo)? but i might favour one team to win it all, or one team over another in a given series.
if i have another reason to root for a team once the Canucks are out, then i'll do that. it might be because i like players on a team, maybe if they have former Canucks, or guys from BC. sometimes i'm bitter towards the team that knocks mine out, but even last year i think difficult to hate on the Blackhawks. once i got over losing, i think pulled for them against SJ & Philly. i mean i like Toews, Keith, Seabrook, etc, and they had some local boys like Ladd, so why not? other years i might just hate on the team that knocked us out, or watch dispassionately, or just get really drunk.
but like i said before, i could definitely see being happy for people in Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and probably even Toronto or Calgary if they shipped a SC. and especially so in the cases where i know fans of those teams irl (not to mention that fans among regs here). and i'd probably be more inclined to watch the games as well, but then again i generally watch a ton of hockey in anyway, especially the playoffs, and i can't remember the last finals i didn't watch most/all of.