Fans that support a player once traded from their team.

[IamNotADancer]

I love me some Zuc and am glad he found a loving home in Minnesota

I have yet to find a Rangers fan let alone a person who dislikes Zuccarello

 

[troyerlaw]

Caps fan, maybe skewed since our team is falling off at the same time and I’m inclined to watch other games, but part of how I choose which games is what former Caps are there. I’m watching more Bruins games lately and devils all year for example (convenient they’re good)

Yeah I’d definitely be happy for both Orlov & Hathaway. Both play hard and were always team-first guys for Caps.

And even though i dislike the Canes and even though he never played for Caps, i’d also be happy for Brent Burns. Plays hard, does off-ice charity stuff for military veterans, and has that great toothless hockey smile which would look good under Stanley Cup.

I root for Makar too. So much fun to watch

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I’m a big fan of playing against Bogosian, wish I could see him on the ice 60 minutes a game. Does that count?

 

[LeafsNation149]

Islanders fans love Tavares still, they are the loudest whenever he touches the puck

 

[LokiDog]

Rangers fans love Zucc. I think a lot still love McDonagh too, though I didn’t find him nearly as endearing. I still loved Dubinsky after he was traded.

 

[Avs2022]

I’ll continue to root for Larry, he was a massive piece for our cup last year. This is my personal feelings I can’t speak for any other Avs fan

As a die hard Avs fan since 1996, I can assure you that Larry Robinson never played for the Avs.

 

[crowi]

If there's no bad blood with the fanbase and player, then I'd say they usually support the player. The bad blood thing though, that entirely changes what you're asking.

 

[Zalos]

Of course. This is even more so the case when you talk about younger fans. They tend to idolize a player and are sometimes more loyal to him than to a team.

I remember when I was a teenager I changed allegiance depending on which team Paul Kariya was on. I had other friends who did the exact same thing with other superstars.

With that said, I know plenty of people now who still cheer for certain players they love even if they're not on their team anymore. Unless said player has done something terrible, why would you stop cheering for him even if he goes elsewhere? Did you only like the player because he was wearing your team's uniform?

 

[klozge]

habs fans love lehky

avs fans like kadri

Many Avs fans still like Varlamov as well, I think. Stastny is another example. It's not just hockey, though. When I still watched football (soccer) Claudio Pizarro for example was liked by fans of two at that time still rivaling teams.

 

[613Leafer]

Is it super rare? Raptors fans have certainly cheered on Demar and Lowry since their departure, including following them in the playoffs, as long as there hasn't been a conflict with their interests as a Raptor fan.

Makes sense too - as long as it doesn't impact your team (eg in the Karlsson example, it's not like he's going up against Chabot for the Norris, and if SJ was going on a Cup run at any point over the last few years, no conflict with Ottawa interests there), and as long as it was a legit well liked player who left on reasonable terms.

As a Leafs example, the fanbase just last year was pretty unanimously pumped to see what Kadri did in the playoffs.

 

[LeProspector]

I was a fan of Nashville when AK/SK and later PK (and yem) got traded there.

I loved Carolina before but now love it even more with KK.

Loved the caps because of Ovi but when Lars left there I rooted for them. Same for the Avs.

Im a fan of hockey first.


Whos Larry

That opinion on kk is shared by a bery small percentage of your fanbase. Props.

 

[Super Hans]

Boston with Ray Bourque comes to mind.

Spent almost his entire HOF career with the Bruins and left on good terms. So I feel many Bruins fans were happy to see him lift the cup.

"Ray Bourque" has always been the antidote for heckling in TD Garden while in Avs gear.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Both MAF and Kessel from Pittsburgh. And after a handful of years of being bitter over the Detroit signing passed and he had been in Chicago for awhile a good deal of Pens fans came around to supporting Hossa.

 

[Harbour Dog]

 

[sonofsamson]

One of the best!

 

[cowboy82nd]

I cheered for Thornton when he was on the Leafs and Panthers. Not sure if Leafs and Panthers fans did.

As a Panthers' fan, I cheered for Thornton not to be on the ice. Great player, but he was wayyyyyyyyyyyyy past his prime by the time he got to us.

 

[Eagle Fang]

I'm cheering for Quick even though I despise Vegas.

 

[Ceremony]

There was one guy on here who very publicly switched from being a Rangers fan to the Lightning when Callahan got traded. He didn't like it being brought up, so naturally it was brought up constantly.

 

[General Fanager]

Koivu for sure and more recently I cheered for Colorado last year for Lehkonen.

 

[SML2]

I am a Ranger fan who will always like Mats Zuccarello. One of the best Rangers on some undertalented teams that finished just a little short of winning it all.

I liked Carl Hagelin too, but he played for teams I can't stand in Pitt and Washington. Tough to like him there.

I loved Brandon Prust as a Ranger, but that contract he got was twice what it should have been. Guy gave his all for the team and left alot of himself out on the ice. Mostly brain cells in hindsight.

Same with Colton Orr. If someone is willing to overpay a guy, you can't commit to their mistake for sentimental reasons.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Flyers fans on here at least still love Giroux and are beyond livid about the fact it ever got to the point that he was traded. There's even a pretty active Giroux watch thread ongoing on the team board.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Rod Brind’Amour and Justin Williams. Hated the trades, always loved the player.

 

[TGWL]

Zucc gets a lot of love from NYR fans. Brassard to an extent as well.

 

[Clode]

Bruins fans and Milan Lucic. No matter what team he plays for he will always be a Bruin in my eyes.

 

[boompuffboom]

Artturi f***in Lehkonen. We LOVE that guy up here in MTL.