Fans of teams that aren’t in it, whose bandwagon are you jumping on?

[Godzilla]

Leafs don't need bandwagoners, the team is too real this year

 

[King Woodballs]

No one really.
Now that Toronto and Vegas are out.
I don’t care who wins the cup.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Now that the Vegas Cap Circumventers are out, my new team is anybody who makes sure Jamie Benn doesn't win a Cup.

f*** that guy.

 

[Marlowe Syn]

My primary team is the Wild.

I'm all in with Carolina. Although I don't know if it's bandwagon as I adopted the Hartford Whalers as my team after the North Stars.

West is tougher. So I will go with Vancouver... I guess. That tells you what I think about the rest of the West.

Although I do acknowledge McDavid and Drai are overdue. Who knows if Draisaitl will be on the roster for another playoff run in '25. We'll see.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

My primary team is the Wild.

I'm all in with Carolina. Although I don't know if it's bandwagon as I adopted the Hartford Whalers as my team after the North Stars.

West is tougher. So I will go with Vancouver... I guess. That tells you what I think about the rest of the West.

Although I do acknowledge McDavid and Drai are overdue. Who knows if Draisaitl will be on the roster for another playoff run in '25. We'll see.

As a longtime Whalers fan myself, how can you root for the Hurricanes?? It’s sacrilege to root for their success in Connecticut. They’re the last team I want to see win the Cup (no offense, Canes fans — you all have nothing to do with my animosity towards the team).

 

[Marlowe Syn]

As a longtime Whalers fan myself, how can you root for the Hurricanes?? It’s sacrilege to root for their success in Connecticut. They’re the last team I want to see win the Cup (no offense, Canes fans — you all have nothing to do with my animosity towards the team).

I totally get your reasoning. Completely. See: Dallas Stars. And yes when the Whalers left a couple years later, there was a bit of a existential crisis for me.

As an, at the time, Minnesota resident I empathized with what the Hartford fans were going through. I just didn't have the deep seated hometown roots, so them relocating didn't carry the same emotional gravitas. I lost one team, damned if I was going to lose another.

Thank you for indulging me in using gravitas. I love that word, but rarely get to use it. When I say it, I like to say it like Jack Palance.

 

[Rowlet]

Team still in it but second rd edition:

Stars
Panthers
Canes
Rags
Avs
Bruins
Oil

 

[LeighDx59]

As a Wings and Preds fan, with Nashville now being eliminated, I would love to see Vancouver win it.

 

[Devonator]

Well it would be kind of nice to see teams that have never won the cup before....Florida and Vancouver.....other then that, I kind of like Dallas.......they may be the best team in the league.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Florida in the East and the both canadian teams in the West

 

[Leafs87]

Dallas due to the least amount of bad blood between them and the Leafs. Watching Edmonton win would be bittersweet but growing up in Aurora/Newmarket it would be nice to see McDavid hoist it.

 

[Anglesmith]

All aboard the Canucks bandwagon for now, then hopping over onto the Central Division rep for the Conference Finals.

 

[LightningStorm]

Stars, followed by Canucks.

 

[TK 421]

No one, I don't really care about other teams. Even those times I said I did...I lied.

This is the time of year where I get all worked up that they're going to draft this kid I don't want instead of the other 18 year old savior I do want. So in conclusion screw your playoffs, wake me up for the 1st round of the draft.

 

[604]

If/when the Knights get eliminated I'll probably cheer for the Jets. I've liked them this year and the Knights have knocked them out twice. Wouldn't mind the Panthers or Canucks though

Edit: or the Canes who I usually designate as a bandwagon. I guess they'd be second behind Winnipeg.

…could you “unlike” the Canucks before Wednesday please?

 

[HanSolo]

…could you “unlike” the Canucks before Wednesday please?

Lol. In fairness, I never said I liked them. Just wouldn't mind. I thought the Jets would be better and was dead wrong.

 

[Moridin]

I'm a Leafs fan..

I want to see Rangers vs Canucks, with a Rangers win..

 

[Burt Macklin]

All aboard the Canucks bandwagon for now, then hopping over onto the Central Division rep for the Conference Finals.

So your cheering for the canucks in this round then against them in the next round?

 

[banks]

I'm a Leafs fan, and I probably won't watch much hockey now until the Cup Final, now that my team is out early yet again.

But I'll be watching scoreboards and some highlights. And I hope Edmonton finally goes all the way. I've criticized them a ton in the past. But I just really want McDavid to get a Cup win. The guy is an all-time great, and it would be fun to see him lift a Cup. Fans deserve it.

 

[NoelVilla]

I went with Jets before and now I think Dallas. So congratulations Avalanche!

 

[Anglesmith]

So your cheering for the canucks in this round then against them in the next round?

100%.

It's about priorities.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Edmonton
Vancouver
Dallas
Florida/Colorado


Screw the three others.

 

[Voight]

Been on the Dallas wagon since January.

Vancouver a close second.

 

[Syrinx]

I'm a Penguins fan who loves Jake and lives 2 miles from their arena so jumping on the Canes bandwagon.

 

[hangman005]

Carolina
followed by the Kitties.

I don't want to see any of NYR, BOS, COL, DAL, EDM or VAN winning the cup.