Winnipeg Jets the Last Canadian Team in the Playoffs

[CanadasTeam]

Canada's team is one game away from being in the final 4.

Ok if Jets beat the Preds I will use a Jets logo as my Avatar for the remainder of the playoffs

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Canada's team is kinda a farce.. but at the same time... Most of Canada is watching the Jets. I know alot of people who are rooting for the Jets even tho they were never a big fan. thus kinda making them Canadas team atm .

Oh I have no doubt that that does happen. I just think it's very pompous to label yourself as "Canada's Team". As if it is EXPECTED for everyone to cheer for us. Sure there are people that will jump on the wagon simply because we are the last Canadian team but it's certainly not to be expected.

 

[tntkid]

I agree that if the rest of Canada does not like the Jets they can just change the channel and do not support them.

If they want to support them than that is cool too.

Just do what you want to do.

 

[LeafFever]

BTW, i think the Pens are still a bigger draw in Canada. I need to see the ratings.

 

[eviohh26]

Yes because Leaf fans don't cheer for your fav team. But you never cheer for the Leafs. Why the double-standard?

I could careless if you cheer for them. But to come in and shit on them and act superior in every which way then next post act like a Victim. You are in every Jets thread whining away. You come into a Jets thread to go "TORONTO #1 BITCHES LOOK AT US. WE RULE " no one cares . You are in every Vancouver thread aswell doing the same.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Jets were called Canada's team so I cited an article from the last 48 hrs on the subject. Makes sense.

Do you think that maybe....JUST MAYBE.....when they referenced "Canada's Team" they were using it in regards to hockey?

I mean.....this is a hockey forum.

 

[LeafFever]

I could careless if you cheer for them. But to come in and **** on them and act superior in every which way then next post act like a Victim. You are in every Jets thread whining away. You come into a Jets thread to go "TORONTO #1 *****ES LOOK AT US. WE RULE " no one cares . You are in every Vancouver thread aswell doing the same.

I picked the Jets in the finals. You have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[tntkid]

When I was in Toronto recently most fans were really cool but the ones on here are just angry miserable children that hate everything that is not Toronto.

I could careless if you cheer for them. But to come in and **** on them and act superior in every which way then next post act like a Victim. You are in every Jets thread whining away. You come into a Jets thread to go "TORONTO #1 *****ES LOOK AT US. WE RULE " no one cares . You are in every Vancouver thread aswell doing the same.

 

[illpucks]

They are solid and I had them in th WCF but losing to Vegas.

 

[5 Minute Major]

I really like the Jets chances to bring Lord Stanley home. They remind me so much of those great LA teams.

 

[Hunter368]

Stick to the subject people, basketball and baseball are completely OT. This is a hockey forum and thread.

 

[LeafFever]

Similarly, fans searching for information on the Jets have been predominantly based in Manitoba and Nunavut.

 

[JJ68]

I say this...if you cheer for multiple teams, if you cheer for a team that isn't your "fave" during the regular season or what have you.....then you're a bandwagoner.

I'm a Habs fan. Greatest franchise of all the timez. Wouldn't dream of cheering for another team. I just enjoy the Hockey.

There ain't no Canada team right now. They're off playing at the worlds atm.

 

[M2Beezy]

Watched only part of that 2nd period when there were 4 goals scored and was 3-1 and thought WOW the Jets just dont give up even when the momentum against them.\...

Looked back a the score a few hours later 6-2 geeze looks light they deflayhted the Preds pretty easily

 

[TheDoldrums]

I say this...if you cheer for multiple teams, if you cheer for a team that isn't your "fave" during the regular season or what have you.....then you're a bandwagoner.

I'm a Habs fan. Greatest franchise of all the timez. Wouldn't dream of cheering for another team. I just enjoy the Hockey.

There ain't no Canada team right now. They're off playing at the worlds atm.

Agreed. My group of friends and co-workers covers a few different fanbases and no one is cheering for the Jets. I don't understand why some try to push this "Canada's team" thing. Fans of other Canadian teams do not care Canada has had this Cup drought since 1993. They only care about their own teams drought.

 

[eviohh26]

I say this...if you cheer for multiple teams, if you cheer for a team that isn't your "fave" during the regular season or what have you.....then you're a bandwagoner.

I'm a Habs fan. Greatest franchise of all the timez. Wouldn't dream of cheering for another team. I just enjoy the Hockey.

There ain't no Canada team right now. They're off playing at the worlds atm.

Cheering for a team and calling yourself a fan of one is 2 different things. I'm a Vancouver Detroit fan. But i'll Cheer on other teams when my teams are not in the race.

 

[JJ68]

Cheering for a team and calling yourself a fan of one is 2 different things. I'm a Vancouver Detroit fan. But i'll Cheer on other teams when my teams are not in the race.

OK but what do you get out of it? When my team wins I get this elated, happy feeling. Sometimes it's hard to describe. If you're simply cheering on this other franchise that you would normally hate if they played your own fave team, what do you feel???

 

[bumblebeeman]

I, as a Jets fan, cheer against other Canadian teams in the playoffs (except Ottawa, and Vancouver when they were good just because I like Luongo), so I totally get it if Canadians don't want to cheer for the Jets. But they're missing out on a great team that is a ton of fun to watch

 

[eviohh26]

OK but what do you get out of it? When my team wins I get this elated, happy feeling. Sometimes it's hard to describe. If you're simply cheering on this other franchise that you would normally hate if they played your own fave team, what do you feel???

I dont cheer for teams i hate. I dont hate winnipeg. I usually cheer for the team that is going against teams i hate. Like screw Boston and SJ as a nuck fan so go Vegas and and TB!

 

[Saitama]

I say this...if you cheer for multiple teams, if you cheer for a team that isn't your "fave" during the regular season or what have you.....then you're a bandwagoner.

I'm a Habs fan. Greatest franchise of all the timez. Wouldn't dream of cheering for another team. I just enjoy the Hockey.

There ain't no Canada team right now. They're off playing at the worlds atm.

So I started off cheering for the Rangers. I moved to Winnipeg during the time that the team was still gone. The Jets came back and I wanted to also cheer for a team from the city I lived in. So because I cheer for both the Rangers and the Jets, I'm a bandwagoner? And honestly, what's wrong with being a bandwagoner anyway? Maybe, people want a team to cheer for because they love hockey and want something to keep them invested in the playoffs? I see nothing wrong with that at all. Bandwagon away.

 

[BladeRunner66]

I'm Canadian but not particularly patriotic by any means however it would be refreshing to see the Jets win if my Pens falter to the task. I began watching the Pens because of Mario, not because he's Canadian as much as the talent and scoring. Jets and Pens are FUN to watch, case closed.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Another awesome performance by the American players on America's team.

 

[Goose]

This sums up most Toronto fans. And you wonder why we never cheer for your team.

I don't know anyone with my specific take on teams and who I cheer for. It is the opposite of most Toronto fans I know, who sort of like the Jets as far enough away not to be a threat and a good Canadian underdog/comeback story. You are not even remotely close to the truth in thinking the teams I cheer for and why represent most Toronto fans.

Also, who cares who other people cheer for? I don't care who cheers for Toronto and who doesn't. Don't take it personally.

 

[Roo Returns]

Rangers fan here...love the Jets team. I was really upset in 1997 when they moved (was pretty young then but always thought why, is this going to help the franchise and league? And we're still asking that with AZ) Love the jerseys too and the passion of the fanbase. I remember in 2011 when Bettman said something like "this isn't a permanent move let's see how this goes" and they sell out the building for like five years after that presser.

Hated how the 82-93 playoff format cost that team/city millions of dollars.

I don't understand the whole 'keep Cup out of Canada" movement that some fans believe in. It would be absolute badd*ss if the Jets are the team to bring it back up the border.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Good for them. Hopefully they can bring the cup back to Canada. All eyes in Canada are now on Winnipeg and the Jets.

Nah, they will bring the Cup to...Winnipeg for the first time. I get bupkis out of the Jets winning a Cup. Dorion and Melnyk and then get bupkis. It's not a "Cup fo Canada" unless it's the Canada Cup or the Gold Medal at the Olympics or something.