Neutral fans: Is there a player you're rooting for winning the Stanley Cup this year?

[GarlicbreadTB]

Could be someone for the first time, or potentially someone who has won it before of course.

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[Summer Rose]

Joe Pavelski.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Not neutral but if I was easily Brent Burns, pretty much no matter who he'd be playing for (with a couple exceptions). Never cared much for SJ but during those runs they had, I was rooting for him.

If the Canes are eliminated I think it'd be cool to see Dallas win for both Pavelski and Suter.

 

[Mr Kot]

Pavelski
Burns

 

[Danarqhy]

McDavid, Draisatl, Matthews, Josi, Monahan, Hellebuyck, Pavelski, Bobrovski. I don't necessarily like all the teams they play for but definitely rooting for the player. Many people like to root against good players hoping they'll choke, but I think these guys have proven over a substantial period of time they are some of the best players in the world and deserve success.

 

[Canadienna]

McDavid

 

[TheNumber4]

Rempe deserves it most for being huge and an average fighter.

 

[JPeeper]

Makar to go get another one.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Kyle Connor cuz that's my dawg

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Pavelski

Always have a spot for veterans of many years who are among the hall of very good or hall of fame that do not have a cup.

It would be cool to see Brent Burns get a cup.
Tavares getting one as well.

 

[tsujimoto74]

McDavid. He’s an all-timer, has to get at least one cup in his trophy case.

 

[Three On Zero]

Makar has had a bit of a rough year, would be good to see him hoist the cup. Or Mark Stone, poor guy has had some health issues lately and deserves it.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Stone & Eichel

 

[kugelbahn]

McDavid, all-time great needs his cup. Added bonus it will be a Canadian team (which is not Toronto). Canadian drought is weird and not good for hockey in general to last any longer.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Mostly just want the leafs to lose

But I suppose I am rooting for Mcdavid, hampus lindholm and Matt tkachuk

Most of us prob agree Mcdavid would be cool to see

 

[KingPuckChoo]

As a clear neutral, Kopitar any and everyday

 

[BB79]

Sam Reinhart, Okposo and the rest of the former Sabres on Florida

Can't bring myself to rout for Dallas or Carolina so Pavelski and Burns are out.

 

[winnipegger]

The Vegas injured reserves deserve nothing.

Would love to see Bobrovski get a cup.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Can't bring myself to rout for Dallas or Carolina so Pavelski and Burns are out.

This combination intrigues me.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Pat Maroon

 

[Il Stugotz]

Any team who has never won or who hasn’t won in a long time

Lots of individuals on every team I’d be happy for

 

[Crosby2010]

McDavid for starters. That would be a wild asterisk if he never wins one. It just wouldn't feel right. I'll add Burns to the list as well. Many think he's heading to the HHOF anyway, but a #1 D on a Cup winning team will ice it. Plus he's hard to dislike.

Overall, the city of Winnipeg. It is still a shame they lost the original Jets in 1996. Glad they came back, but they have been dogged by not filling up the arena this year and anyone living in Canada knows how rotten the standard of living is pretty much everywhere in our country, so we all know why Winnipeg is having trouble. But a nice Cup run would be gold for that city.

 

[BayStBullies]

Zach Hyman.
That's my whole list.

 

[Maynard]

Patches

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Pavelski - West
Zibanejad - East