Who do Hab fans hope to see win The Stanley Cup? The Lightning or The Blackhawks?

[Born in 1909]

Ok... so the Finals are set... What is the sentiment out there?

Who are you rooting for?

and why? (optional)

Toews' Hawks... or Stamkos' Bolts?

(... or do you even care?)

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[The Great Weal]

Hawks

 

[Born in 1909]

Voting Hawks, myself, as I just can't root for any of the sunbelt teams.

 

[Seb]

Ever since the Bruins won the Cup I can't give a **** about who wins it now.

It killed the part of me who cared about it.

 

[Alex514]

Hawks all the way!!!!!!! I'm still bitter about our playoff loss to Tampa

 

[LyricalLyricist]

I'm okay with either. We can ***** about Tampa if we want but it's not like they played dirty or did anything wrong. They beat us fair and square. I have no ill will towards either team.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

TAMPA BAY

So it puts pressure on the Habs management, the team to beat is in our division!!!!

NO EXCUSES!!!

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

I'd say Tampa, since we've outplayed them, would feel good to know we could have beat the cup winner.

 

[jwrocks1]

I voted Chicago. Original 6 wins always seem more traditional

TAMPA BAY

So it puts pressure on the Habs management, the team to beat is in our division!!!!

NO EXCUSES!!!

they already beat us, are in our division, so the pressure is already there.


*SOME EXCUSES (no action required) TM

 

[The Nightman]

If I absolutely had to choose I would rather Tampa, I'm not a fan of seeing a team winning it so many time in such a short span(envious) and maybe Tampa winning the cup can put them in some sort of cap trouble with having to pay bonuses. Bishop does make it very difficult to cheer for Tampa though.

If Chicago wins then that means Hossa, one of my favorite players wins another cup and there's also a few others on the Hawks who I'm fans of(Saad and Hjarmalsson).

I really don't care, so I voted 'no preference'.

 

[InglewoodJack]

Hawks. Wanna support Crawford, the hometown boy.

 

[optimus2861]

Either. Slight preference for the Bolts, I guess. I'd love to see Drouin hoist his first Cup already.

I do want to point out for all those who scoffed at puck-possession stats all season long while Price was saving our ass, that once again, we see two of the very best puck-possession teams in the Cup final this season. Chicago & Tampa Bay clock in at #2 and #4 in the CF% at 5-on-5 play in almost any way you want to look at it (total, score close, ZS% adjusted).

So this will be yet another season where we see the Cup winner amongst the top-5, and possibly again top-2 (if it's Chicago) in puck possession stats.

But ya know, we got da system, so what do dem dere stats matter?

 

[phoque taupe]

there was no option for 'i dont care, but a few career injuries for tampa bay will be good enough'

So i voted Chicago

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'd say Tampa, since we've outplayed them, would feel good to know we could have beat the cup winner.

Lol outplayed them. We won two games out of what.. 12?

 

[DenverHabsFan]

TAMPA BAY

So it puts pressure on the Habs management, the team to beat is in our division!!!!

NO EXCUSES!!!

I want the Hawks to win so MB can't say we had a great season, great system and great coach because we lost to the cup winners.

Oh, wait. He already said some of those things.

 

[Habs100]

Tampa.

I was a big Stevie Y fan growing up. It's time he gets credit for the work he's done:

He's drafted well in the late rounds and is not afraid to trade draft picks and pay top dollar on the market for good players close to their prime.


Palat (7th round pick) ,
Johnson (undrafted UFA),
Kucherov (2nd round pick),
Stralman (UFA),
Boyle (UFA),
Bishop (trade for Conacher),
Kilorn (3rd round pick),
Filpulla (UFA),
Nesterov (5th round pick),
Carle (UFA)
Garrison (trade for a 2nd)
Coburn (trade for a 1st)
Callahan (and a 1st for disgruntled MSL)
Sustr (UFA out of college hockey)
J.T. Brown (UFA out of college hockey)
Paquette (4th rounder)


He learned well in Detroit.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Rooting for TB for hockey pool purposes.

 

[Richiebottles]

Tampa.

Goes to show that you draft based on skill alone and not "intangibles".

 

[Justin11]

I'm rooting for the Hawks. Won't cry if TB wins.

 

[kgboomer]

I'm surprised so many are rooting for Pierre Gauthier having his name on the Stanley Cup for a second time.

 

[JoelTD]

I am hoping for the Hawks to win

 

[habdynasty]

Hawks in 6

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Lol outplayed them. We won two games out of what.. 12?

We were the better team in 4 of the 6 games of the playoffs
game 1, 3, 4, 5

 

[shawdowmaker]

TB that's the way hockey should be played!!!

 

[peate]

Hawks in 5 or 6 at the most.