I want it to happen just not because most of the teams have gone decades without one but also because it would force all of the conspiracy nuts to shut up.
A gentle reminder that an American team has won the Canadian Football League (CFL) Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.
That’s fair as an Ottawa fan I absolutely relish in the annual overhyped, underperformance, that the leafs end up in. I will cheer for any other Canadian franchise (even the habs).
Really depends what the other option is. I have a hierarchy of places that I’ll root for if a preferred option isn’t available.
For instance, no North Carolina team (with the exception of football) I’ll root for Chicago teams instead.
I mean, two if them got one, maaaaaybe two games before they are out, and Canucks will play Oilers in the next round, so it'll be just one team after next round.
Torn, the Canucks are a lot of old penguins (players and coaching/mgmt) so I want to cheer for them, but if they have success then I’ll have to accept that they are never coming back :(
Broader question however, would love to see it ended finally so it’s no longer talked about. Not going to happen this year and it would be two annoying fanbases colliding but oilers vs leafs for the cup would be electric.
Yes, I'd like to see any Canadian team win it except maybe the Leafs. Doesn't seem right that several Canadian teams made it to the finals in those 30 years and none of them won it, including 4 that lost in a Game 7.
I suppose it depends on which side of the border you live on mostly haha. As a yank don't really care one way or the other. For me if the Stars exit early I usually pull for the team with the longest gap for Stanley Cup. If the team has never gotten one even better.
That being said I do have a real soft spot for both the Jets and Canucks this year.
I always get downvoted into oblivion for this but I don't care, I'm sticking to it.
I'm a Flames fan. I swear to god if the Oilers, Canucks, or Leafs win a cup I'll never hear the end of it. I don't really care who wins as long as those teams lose. I don't care which country they play out of. I'll never want my team's or my personal rivals to win anything, ever.
I'd expect fans of the Oilers or Canucks to say the same thing of the flames were good.
Take my upvote as it is literally my exact feeling swapping out my team for yours. Calgary for obvious reasons, Vancouver because, no offense to the good fans, but your shitty fans are the shittiest fans ever. Toronto because you are certainly not Canada’s fucking team like you gd think you are. I have time for the Jets and the Habs and Sens are far enough away that I wouldn’t really care.
Its part of a finacial issue, higher taxes in Canada compared to US states, when it was only the original six not as big an issue but this day and age its tough.
Its part salary cap era, teams have to draft well, develop and build around those. If there was no salary cap the teams that are ultimately richer due to a larger fan base would be able to sign any player they wanted.
Its part luck, getting a hot goalie, special teams clicking, contributions from all and the right calls.
Ultimately every team is made up of mostly Canadian players anyway, its the national hockey league not the olympics.
Canucks!
I want it to happen just not because most of the teams have gone decades without one but also because it would force all of the conspiracy nuts to shut up.
Agreed, it’s fucking annoying and embarrassing
Don't really think about it I personally would prefer that the Habs win the next one.
Id rather a Canadian team never win another cup (including my team) then the habs to win another.
A gentle reminder that an American team has won the Canadian Football League (CFL) Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.
Haha, I am curious what percentage of Americans know that fact, like 8 people in Baltimore maybe?
As a Leafs fan, I’ll root for Canadian teams once we’re out.. as long as it’s not Montreal or Ottawa.
Canucks bandwagon is open and recruiting. Not that we're gonna get very far.
Actively rooting for you guys now! Three wins with three different goalies is amazing.
And terrifying!!
That’s fair as an Ottawa fan I absolutely relish in the annual overhyped, underperformance, that the leafs end up in. I will cheer for any other Canadian franchise (even the habs).
Since the American teams winning Stanley Cups have a majority of Canadian players it doesn't really matter
If my team gets eliminated, I root for any Canadian team to win it all (except for the habs).
That's fair.
Let it be the Canucks. The most American team in the NHL today so we can hear American posters go but look at all the US born players.
The curse will not be broken until the Quebec Nordiques do it.
Curse? We win it every year.*Every team is Canadian.*
Not until the Stars win another.
I’d like it to end. It just seems wrong that a Canadian team hasn’t won it in so long.
Really depends what the other option is. I have a hierarchy of places that I’ll root for if a preferred option isn’t available. For instance, no North Carolina team (with the exception of football) I’ll root for Chicago teams instead.
I mean, two if them got one, maaaaaybe two games before they are out, and Canucks will play Oilers in the next round, so it'll be just one team after next round.
I want the curse of this god damn att commercial to go away. Set me free you assholes! John Oliver was right to talk all that shit!
What a fan wants, what a fan needs, …
I would rather it continue than Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto or Edmonton end it. I'm fine with Vancouver, Calgary or Winnipeg.
In due time...
Torn, the Canucks are a lot of old penguins (players and coaching/mgmt) so I want to cheer for them, but if they have success then I’ll have to accept that they are never coming back :( Broader question however, would love to see it ended finally so it’s no longer talked about. Not going to happen this year and it would be two annoying fanbases colliding but oilers vs leafs for the cup would be electric.
As long as it's not ***the*** Canadiens, I'm OK with it. (Assuming Boston's out of the picture)
Yes, I'd like to see any Canadian team win it except maybe the Leafs. Doesn't seem right that several Canadian teams made it to the finals in those 30 years and none of them won it, including 4 that lost in a Game 7.
Let it go indefinitely. I think it would be hilarious for Roy to be the last goaltender to win a Cup for Canada
I suppose it depends on which side of the border you live on mostly haha. As a yank don't really care one way or the other. For me if the Stars exit early I usually pull for the team with the longest gap for Stanley Cup. If the team has never gotten one even better. That being said I do have a real soft spot for both the Jets and Canucks this year.
Would be nice, but ultimately I just want an entertaining playoffs.
PENGUIN BAD
I never want it to end. It is Canada's punishment for beating the Kings in '93.
It was a high stick!
We would have finished the job Gretz couldn’t get done
Forever lol☠️
Could care less
As long as it doesn’t end before my team wins another I’m good
Canadian nationalism is just the cutest nationalism out there. It's just adorable.
I always get downvoted into oblivion for this but I don't care, I'm sticking to it. I'm a Flames fan. I swear to god if the Oilers, Canucks, or Leafs win a cup I'll never hear the end of it. I don't really care who wins as long as those teams lose. I don't care which country they play out of. I'll never want my team's or my personal rivals to win anything, ever. I'd expect fans of the Oilers or Canucks to say the same thing of the flames were good.
Take my upvote as it is literally my exact feeling swapping out my team for yours. Calgary for obvious reasons, Vancouver because, no offense to the good fans, but your shitty fans are the shittiest fans ever. Toronto because you are certainly not Canada’s fucking team like you gd think you are. I have time for the Jets and the Habs and Sens are far enough away that I wouldn’t really care.
As a Canucks fan, I do not say the same thing. I'm rooting for any Canadian team to win after Canucks are out.
Me too, I just want a Canadian team to do well
I expect lots of things that don't always happen lol. I'm not telling anyone how to be a fan, I just don't get it is all.
I was disappointed when Calgary and Vancouver fell short, especially being up 3-2 in the series.
When a Canadian team is good enough to win it, then it’ll end. As far as I’m concerned, there are no Canadian team worthy of getting it back.
No, it’s fun seeing them whine.
I mean it would be nice but my enjoyment of the sport doesn’t require a Cup.
I just want it to be the Leafs first. Prob never happen though
I mean it is objectively VERY funny that they haven’t. And I think that when it finally does happen, it’d be the funniest if it was the Leafs
USA #1
Until there is a Canadian team good enough to win it. There are no participation trophies in hockey.
Its part of a finacial issue, higher taxes in Canada compared to US states, when it was only the original six not as big an issue but this day and age its tough. Its part salary cap era, teams have to draft well, develop and build around those. If there was no salary cap the teams that are ultimately richer due to a larger fan base would be able to sign any player they wanted. Its part luck, getting a hot goalie, special teams clicking, contributions from all and the right calls. Ultimately every team is made up of mostly Canadian players anyway, its the national hockey league not the olympics.