Papadice
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I'm a die hard Leafs fan, but I've found over the last few years that Columbus has taken over Edmonton as my 2nd favourite team in the NHL... I spent two years working in Syracuse, New York and got to watch the Crunch play quite a bit... I became a fan starting then, and with the additions of exciting young players like Nash and Zherdev, and one of my personal favourites, Jody Shelley , I've found that I've started liking them more and more... I've even snubbed my beloved Leafs in NHL 2005 to take the Blue Jackets in my first shot at the Dynasty mode... I immediately traded Leclaire though ... I've never been a fan of his... To this day, despite Blackburn's injuries, I think the Jackets made the wrong pick at the draft that year... If Blackburn wasn't rushed (idiot Rangers) I think he would be a dominant goaltender... I don't have a lot of faith in Leclaire myself...Sir Ozzie X said:To be fair, half of the boards are made up of Canadians that probably couldn't find Columbus or Nashville on a map. That's not really a jab, I probably couldn't find Moose Jaw or some other city with a funky name.
I'm originally from Prince Edward Island and am very proud at this point to call Doug MacLean a fellow Islander... He has done a remarkable job with the Columbus franchise and has really suprised me... As I've stated before, when I first heard that Columbus was getting a team I almost split my head open from the impact of me hitting the floor laughing... I seriously thought that it was a joke... Hockey in Columbus??? yah right! Well, you guys have made believers out of me... I'm happy to admit that I was absolutely wrong with my initial thoughts of Columbus not being a viable hockey market...