Most Pressurized Environment - #7

[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%)
5. New York Rangers (27.4%)
6. Calgary Flames (27.9%)​

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[Shiba]

I’d say Boston.

 

[LongWayDown37]

NYR doesn’t make any sense to me.

 

[NJ DevLolz]

NYR doesn’t make any sense to me.

I know. No one gives a shit about them in their local market.

 

[Boreal01]

Boston or Philadelphia

Philly fans are ruthless but ease up for at least a couple years after a team wins a championship, Boston fans are so accustomed to success that players will encounter scrutiny year in and year out

 

[ted2019]

Flyers or Bruins.

 

[Mobiandi]

Philly should have been 3rd

 

[Byron Bitz]

My dark horse pick is Minnesota. Hockey is huge in that state, their high school league sells out arenas. The Wild haven’t had much success yet in the post season and they’ve been around for a while now. The fan base is starting to get impatient.

 

[jetsforever]

People are sleeping on Winnipeg, which probably has the highest fans per capita

 

[Dr Salt]

Philly vs Boston here, even both should be above Calgary.

 

[ESH]

Philly vs Boston here, even both should be above Calgary.

I don’t see how Calgary is less “pressurized” than Edmonton really. Fans and owners expect success every year

 

[DEVILS130]

Can’t go wrong with Philly or Boston here. I went with Philly.

 

[wintersej]

Boston fans throw water bottles. Philly fans throw batteries.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think it's close enough between Boston and Philadelphia that I'll give it another day before going to #8. No more run-offs though, unless we get a tie.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Boston or Philly, went with Boston since they have bigger aspirations/realistic expectations

 

[BigRangy]

I don’t see how Calgary is less “pressurized” than Edmonton really. Fans and owners expect success every year

Success in Calgary is Edmonton losing. And they’ve been pretty good at that for a couple decades now. There’s no pressure down south.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Philly vs Boston here, even both should be above Calgary.

lol have you seen what our fan base says about Monahan, Bennett, Gaudreau, Brodie, Hanifin etc.

Living in Canada is just different for hockey players. It’s not even kind of close anywhere else.

 

[Mobiandi]

Very confused about Boston. Does anyone there seriously care as much about the Bruins as they do about the Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox? Is there any serious pressure on them to win