Do you have a 'second' team? Which one?

[saffronleaf]

Given that this iteration of the Leafs is extremely difficult to watch and utterly gutless nasty trash from top to bottom (except Nylander), is there a second team you also follow?

Which one?

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[BrannigansLaw]

Don’t have a second team but I find watching other teams to be more enjoyable than watching this collection of failures. For one thing, win or lose I don’t get upset and on top of that I actually get a chance to watch good competent hockey for a change.

 

[shaner82]

Unfortunately my 2nd team is the Penguins. Been a fan of them since before they won their 1st cup. Always liked them because of Mario. He's my favourite player.

But the leafs are still my top team easily, even though they must hate me with the way they treat me

 

[KnightsFan110]

I wouldn't say my second team as i probably will never own one of their jerseys but I have really taken a liking to the New York Islanders over the last few years, fun team to watch plus the old Nassau Coliseum was one of my all time fav rinks to see games in!

Plus lets be honest, we haven't had a rivalry with them since 2001 (god that was a fun playoff series!) So i do not feel as guilty cheering them on

 

[Anthrax442]

I used to like Nashville 2nd, but now i dont really have time

 

[mclaren55]

Detroit. Ive been a huge fan of them since the mid 90s. They had so many players that left it all out there. Osgood with his shitty helmet was awesome to watch as well. Watch the way the wings played in the mid to late 90s and you’ll fall in love with them too.

 

[socko]

Not since Kessel won his Cups. It was really painful rooting for Pittsburgh. Don't like that team at all really.

 

[All Mod Cons]

I've always had a soft spot for the Panthers. Back when like Jokinen, Horton, Booth and Weiss were there.

 

[ottomaddox]

Chicago in the west (since the early 90's).

If leafs and Hawks are out sometimes root for Rangers.

 

[Dave92]

Usually Ovi if he's still going. Lately the Islanders, wouldn't mind seeing the Panthers have some success.

 

[BallardEra]

Caps. All started back in 1982 as I collected those O-Pee-Chee NHL sticker albums. I really liked their logo and a lot of the player pics seemed to be taking in the Caps arena

 

[DavePoulin4PM]

I like the way the Islanders are built and will be rooting for them

 

[Buds17]

The S.F. 49ers.

NHL? No.

 

[HomerJLeafs]

i like to watch the Oilers
this season they not wasting McDavids career

 

[Bomber0104]

I've been enjoying the Capitals so far this season.

 

[frog]

Colorado, when they start losing their stars get mad. Landeskog and Mackinnon get mean and miserable to the other team... Even during a loss its nice to see.

 

[Stephen]

My second team is Tampa Bay. Originally from when they drafted the "Rimouski Brothers" Lecavalier (whom I wanted the Leafs to tank, draft and build around) and Richards as a curiosity and later enjoyed their 2004 Stanley Cup run with that group led by Marty St Louis. Then they ran into tough times and ended up with Steven Stamkos, who is my favorite player of the early 2010s and changed their brand to blue and white. And with their recent cup runs it's just been ambient good times from far away.

Makes me kind of sad though that Toronto's constantly used Tampa as a yardstick. Even as a casual fan of that team my thought to those comments is always "you have no idea what you're talking about."

 

[Menzinger]

I follow the Wild. Started mostly due to geography and at this point I'd consider myself a casual fan.

 

[Oscar Peterson]

As a kid I used to love Minnesota Wild and Tampa because Gaborik and St. Louis were my favourite players, I still have a soft spot for the Wild but generally I'm more of a fan of specific players around the league than any teams.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Carolina since this year…….

 

[96]

Given that this iteration of the Leafs is extremely difficult to watch and utterly gutless nasty trash from top to bottom (except Nylander), is there a second team you also follow?

Which one?

Only cowards have second teams. Leafs or deepthroat a cactus.

 

[Lauro]

Bayern München
Eisbären Berlin

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Unfortunately my 2nd team is the Penguins. Been a fan of them since before they won their 1st cup. Always liked them because of Mario. He's my favourite player.

But the leafs are still my top team easily, even though they must hate me with the way they treat me

Being a Leaf fan is akin to being in a toxic relationship, you keep coming back thinking they've changed, but people like that don't ever change.

 

[saffronleaf]

I follow the Wild. Started mostly due to geography and at this point I'd consider myself a casual fan.

Wild seem like an interesting team now with Kaprizov.

 

[saffronleaf]

I kind of follow the Oilers a bit, but I think that's just been incidental to trying to watch McDavid play.