NHL Playoffs

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Originally Posted by GBBob

Once the Hawks were ousted, I too was looking for a team. Buffalo and Philly didn't work out so well, and I grew up despising the Bs, but may have to lean that way. Tampa would be cool, but their fans ( and I use the plural loosely) don't deserve it...just not sure what to do.

It's slim pickings. I almost want to root for the Canucks, but Gary Bettman has been desperate for a Canadien Stanley Cup champ for years now, and I'd hate to see a smile on his face a month from now. The Sharks seem to have pretty good fans, but it's hard to like a team led by such perennial losers as Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley, and Joe Thornton.

Like I said, hard not to like Marty St. Louis, Steven Stamkos, etc., but those guys play in friggin' Tampa and already have one NHL-engineered Stanley Cup championship in their pocket.

Meanwhile, the Lightning have five Americans on their roster, the Sharks have five, the Canucks have six, and the Bruins have only three (though one of them is ubergoalie Tim Thomas, so I guess that counts for something).