Most Pressurized Environment - #5

[Pavel Buchnevich]

1-32, which environments surrounding the 32 franchises are the most pressurized. That can mean fans, ownership, media, prior history, location, players or anything you take the pressure of a hockey environment to mean.

1. Toronto Maple Leafs (59.6%)
2. Montreal Canadiens (80.5%)
3. Vancouver Canucks (53.7%)
4. Edmonton Oilers (45.1%)

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[CanadienShark]

Calgary

 

[Lays]

Has to be NYR. A lot of star players struggle when they first get here

 

[Hockeyholic]

Probably Boston.

I feel like the Bruins are more popular in Boston compared to the Rangers in NY.

 

[Boreal01]

Calgary

 

[ALine]

Calgary next, then the rest of Canada. Next is your big Northeast markets; Buffalo, Philly, Boston, Detroit, etc. , then the rest of the big markets that aren't Florida or California. Then lastly, Florida and California.

 

[Shiba]

Canada, the Northeast/Midwest markets, and then the rest, IMO.

 

[DJJones]

I don't see how it's Calgary at all.

Our media loves the team and accepts mediocrity. Just ignore Eric Francis and players should be good to go.

Hell people even like Lucic here.

 

[Lays]

I don't see how it's Calgary at all.

Our media loves the team and accepts mediocrity. Just ignore Eric Francis and players should be good to go.

Hell people even like Lucic here.

Yep. Can’t see how Calgary is tougher on a player than Philly, Boston, or NY. People just voting them because it’s Canada

 

[elitepete]

If you think Calgary has more pressure than NYR, then I don’t know what to tell you

 

[InfinityIggy]

I don't see how it's Calgary at all.

Our media loves the team and accepts mediocrity. Just ignore Eric Francis and players should be good to go.

Hell people even like Lucic here.

I agree. I am surprised by all the Calgary answers here.

 

[banks]

I'm thinking Panthers and Flyers. Panthers need some playoff success, and the Flyers are on the cusp of a blow-up.

Calgary is a good one I didn't think of right away.

 

[DJJones]

I agree. I am surprised by all the Calgary answers here.

Ya even when the team underperforms, people don't get pissed. They just move on for the rest of the year.

Forget about it, enjoy the summer by the team season starts up again you're ready to go.

 

[Volica]

I agree. I am surprised by all the Calgary answers here.

I think people think because we're a Canadian market we're going to be a fishbowl.
Our media is pretty easy on players except Francis' weird boner for Gaudreau; where we get banged up the most is during national broadcasts or regional broadcasts where guys like Ferraro get a chance to skewer our team

Flames fans have been so domesticated by mediocrity there's not really outrage

 

[Captain97]

I'll make this easy top 7 are Canada followed by Boston, New York Rangers, Detroit and Philly ins some order.

Edit: Chicago is in that second group as well.

 

[pcruz]

I wanted to say Chicago - that's likely the toughest market on the list - but they won 3 cups recently.
Next, I thought of the Rags.

But went with Philly. The city turns on you in no time flat, and it's not that they've had any recent success either.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Flyers

Those fans are crazy.

 

[loadie]

Rangers

 

[Crow]

I wanted to say Chicago - that's likely the toughest market on the list - but they won 3 cups recently.
Next, I thought of the Rags.

But went with Philly. The city turns on you in no time flat, and it's not that they've had any recent success either.

I agree with you about Chicago. Most reasonable people in Chicago, the common fan not the crazy ones remember how blessed we were for the last decade. That pressure is going to come back but not just yet.

I’m trying to decide between Philly, Minnesota, and Calgary. Surprised more people haven’t mentioned Minnesota because they have been a good team with little to show for it for a long time.

 

[Machinehead]

I can't believe the Rangers are winning this. I would put them towards the bottom. Players come here specifically because nobody cares who they are here. New Yorkers leave famous people alone, that's just how it is.

Guys come to New York and struggle because the Rangers have consistently targeted declining players. They finally signed a player in his prime in Panarin and he's excelled playing in New York.

 

[Ezpz]

Boston or Philly. Rangers ain't it. They're basically an afterthought. Fans haven't run any players out of town recently in New York. It's happened in Philly and Boston numerous times.

 

[jetsforever]

Buffalo isn't getting mentioned but it's gotta be up there too

 

[Howe Elbows 9]

I'd probably include the Rangers, Flyers, Bruins, Red Wings, Sabres and Flames in my top 10.

 

[blinkman360]

I can't believe the Rangers are winning this. I would put them towards the bottom. Players come here specifically because nobody cares who they are here. New Yorkers leave famous people alone, that's just how it is.

Guys come to New York and struggle because the Rangers have consistently targeted declining players. They finally signed a player in his prime in Panarin and he's excelled playing in New York.

Eh, I think most guys they've brought in have been in their prime or at least the tail end of it. Off the top of my head I think Gomez and Shatty were both the same age as Panarin when they were brought in. Even Trouba who arrived at 25 has been inferior to his Winnipeg-form, so I don't think it all comes down to age or prime vs decline.

Ironically I think the best Rangers move of my lifetime was a guy they traded for when he seemed to be in "decline", and that was Jagr.

 

[Larry Hanson]

Calgary shouldn't even be in the top 10. The majority of the fanbase gives the team a free pass. As other have said, Eric Francis is a goof who loves to try and create drama but the rest of the media are pretty easy on the team.