Playoffs: whom to cheer, whom to jeer

[jkutswings]

Who's your B-team this year to root for?
Who's your team to root against?

I wouldn't mind if the Stars and Rangers made it to the finals. Definitely rooting against Boston, Edmonton, Toronto, and Washington.

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[RRhoads]

Rooting for Edmonton and cinderella teams, but most importantly, I hope Vegas is bounced.

 

[PelagicJoe]

I'm rooting against Boston and Washington for sure. I don't like Colorado or Nashville either for that matter.
I guess I can root for Winnipeg, either NY team, and Toronto (at least for the first round.)

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Always the Jets for me when Detroit fails to qualify.

 

[Henkka]

Florida should do it.

Or Kings from the west.

But I think Ken Holland will retire as a Stanley cup winner.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Florida, because f*** it, I just wanna see that team piss everybody else off.

I hope Washington somehow gets eliminated in 3 games.

 

[K1900L]

Would like to see win: Edmonton, Dallas, Carolina
Would be okay with winning: Vancouver, Islanders, Nashville, Winnipeg
Would dislike to see win: Florida, Washington, Rangers, Colorado, Tampa Bay
Would absolutely hate to see win: Toronto, Boston, Vegas, Los Angeles

Who do I think has the biggest chances: Florida, Rangers, Toronto

 

[SoupNazi]

Rooting for Carolina.

Rooting for failures of Tranna and Washington and Bahstan.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

Paul Maurice is one of few coaches with a bit of personality and seems a good person so hope he wins it.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Rooting for the Kings from the west, though Edmonton and the Jets making some noise would be fun.

From the East? Bah. It's a list of who I dislike least. I'm definitely not rooting for the Hurricanes and their mind-numbing style of play. Caps too. It's truly hard for me to pick a team from the East I wouldn't mind winning the Cup. Rangers maybe??

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Whoever gets the best goalie performance.

Honestly, soon as Detroit is out, I really truly stop caring. Loved Montreal's cinderella run a couple years ago because Carey Price is probably my favorite goalie of the last decade and he damn near stole a Cup.

I'm backing down a little bit from my "8 meteors hitting simultaneously" stance, but my god, I don't like many of the teams left.

Want Toronto to lose first round, because that always gives me joy.

 

[Realgud]

Will root for: Dallas, Vancouver, Edmonton, Rangers
Would be ok with: Winnipeg, Nashville, Islanders
Whatever: Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Carolina
Would hate it but I wouldn't mind seeing Bertuzzi succeed: Toronto
f*** no: Boston, Washington, Vegas, Colorado, Florida

 

[jaster]

I root against all teams in the playoffs, screw 'em all, none of them deserve a damn thing.

Detroit, mothaf***as, till we die.

 

[DamonDRW]

I root for Jim Nill and his Dallas Stars.

Hope Edmonton Oilers is out in the first round.

 

[Spitfire11]

Hope Edmonton Oilers is out in the first round.

Yes! Don’t know how any of you can cheer for a team with Corey Perry

 

[KJoe88]

I would usually cheer for Carolina, but I’m not so sure I will root for anyone.

 

[GreatGordie9]

I would usually cheer for Carolina, but I’m not so sure I will root for anyone.

What I would like to see his Toronto eliminated in the first round. Which means it will be about 21,000 days since the Leafs last won a cup.

 

[saska sault]

As a Canadian... Jets or Oilers. Edmonton has a couple guys I don't like but have had a soft spot for them dating back to the Ryan Smyth days.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Yes! Don’t know how any of you can cheer for a team with Corey Perry

Ah crap. I forgot he was on their team now. That makes it hard to root for them even as great as it is to watch McDavid play.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Canucks and Tampa Bay.

 

[ricky0034]

mine were New Jersey and Arizona but they both missed too

I guess Edmonton? just because people constantly bringing up team awards like Cups in all time player rankings is really boring narratively

honestly though as someone else said if it's not the Wings I don't really care all that much in general about the Playoffs

 

[Bondurant]

Anyone but Edmonton. I was prepared to tap out of playoffs but happy to see coverage has expanded. Far too much on TNT last year.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I am rooting for Holland and Edmonton. It is also best for the best player in your sport to carry championship credentials for media coverage.

 

[odin1981]

I'm gonna cheer for Vancouver this year.

 

[WaW]

I posted in the general forum that I kinda want the whole league to burn down and for some horrific gambling scandal to cast a dark shadow over everything...I was only half joking I guess.

The half of me that isn't joking wants Vancouver, Edmonton, or Boston.

Boston winning to make Ottawa's pick #32 OA would be fun in a completely petty kind of way.