I mean, who are the meanest, ugliest, most hostile so-called fans in any NHL arena?\n\nFor my money it is the philadelphia flyers "fans" by far. They are the vilest, most repugnant excuses for human beings I have ever encountered in my life. They literally cheer when an opposing player is injured and then jeer when said player is helped off the ice. This actually occurred just last night against my Buffalo Sabres. When J.P. Dumont was viciously speared by the dirtiest player in the league, denis gauthier, the subhuman philly fans cheered loudly, even as Dumont writhed in pain (gauthier deliberately stabbed him in the abdomen, exactly where J.P. had surgery only a couple of months ago). In ANY other NHL venue, the fans would applaud respectfully when a player was helped to his skates and ushered off the ice. Not so with these scum. They booed loudly as Dumont was carefully assisted to the dressing room. I despise philadelphia and their loathsome "fans." Who do you consider the worst?
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The hated Philadelphia Flyers!
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Although I agree with everyones point on why the Flames are better then the Sharks...\n\nI do believe EVERYONE forgot one very important fact. \n\nIn the 2003-2004 playoffs...western conference finals....Let me ask you...\n\nWHO kicked WHOSE a§§ to become the Western Conference Champions...???\n\nThats right...the Flames kicked the Sharks a§§....\n\nI think that pretty much covers it...Thank you. \n\nGO FLAMES GO...
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Ever try reading a FULL responce. They aren't going to put in new rules, espically ones that dumb, because they don't want to lose FANS. My comment was that with the scoring being up this season it wasn't new rules this season but rather rules being enforced. All I was saying was they still didn't put new rules in. They never will. You think they would get new fans by doing things that stupid. May I remind you of the failed experment of the glow puck on Fox. Those of us who like hockey didn't like it, and no one started watching it even though they could tell where the puck was. The NHL doesn't change or add rules because they want to keep their loyal fans.
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Not as bad as Canadian hockey fans felt at the Olympics, but still pretty bad. I had my pro-Swiss answer deleted on YA France; it was considered "not an answer" but it was, I think they're touchy! LOL.\n\nOh and thanks for deleting the Sweden question.\n\nHopp Schwiiitz!
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The Buffalo Sabres!!:)
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I have answered many times here about the NHL by summing it up in a phrase that goes "The NHL has the market cornered on Stupidity". \n\nAs much as anyone can argue against it, the unfortunate reality is that money is the principle by which all teams manage themselves. It no longer matters if it is a Canadian or American commissioner, whether the game has been played in Hamilton for nearly a century before a city like Phoenix got a team, or if Wayne Gretzky ran the league. The environment is still the same, teams have to make money and they have a better opportunity to do that in the United States not because any country is better than another, but because the disparity in the values of Canadian vs. American dollars.\n\nSince the league decided that in order to grow, they need more teams. That meant that cities that wouldn't normally be associated with a winter sport will get teams. That meant that the greater portion of fans that would attend the games wouldn't know a check from a Czech. That means the game had to be sold in a way as to attract the non-traditional fan dollar. And that is why the league has morphed into the abomination that we see today.\n\nI never imagined that I would see the day when I would say that I have had enough. I don't like today's game. I miss the rough stuff, and it seems that the goalie is taken from the game. I can't stand the daily penalty-fests either. The Flyers dismal start notwithstanding, no more NHL for this fan of 32 years.
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I couldn't care less for Ottawa.  Poor Alfredson?  You should be saying "Poor Ottawa fans".
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I am extremely happy, I hate them, and all of their players. They are a bunch of conceited assholes!!!! I think losing serves them right, since they always seem to think that they are above and better then everyone. The owner sucks too, he things he and his teams are the best that there is, WRONG. I am hoping that the AV'S win, but it's not looking so good.
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It's the Habs & Buds\n\nAnyone claiming Ottawa is a bigger foe than Montreal is too new to the game to understand.  The Hab fans and Leaf fans are happier when they both lose than when they both win.  That's why 1993 was so great.  The Leaf fans think they were robbed of the cup.  The Habs won, and are still reigning Canadian Stanley Cup Champions.
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Unfortunately, with the way they've been playing this season, my favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks. Remember going to the old Chicago Stadium and try to take in a couple of games a season at the United Center now. Just wish they'd win for a change when I go see them.
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The Rangers flat out suck!!! To make it to the playoffs and be humiliated by the Devils in four games competely controlled by the devils... 6-1, 4-1, 3-0, and 4-2. For granted the Rangers out shot the Devils, but they just suck to not have put the bicuit in the basket. The rangers also gave up like 3 or 4 short handed goals. RANGERS SUCK!!!
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I am a die hard Raider fan...so I hate every other team in the NFL.  I especially dislike the Broncos and Chiefs and I am not a Charger fan but I like LT...they are still gay.  I HATE THE PATRIOTS with a passion....if you saw the 2001 playoffs you know what I'm talking about.  F*ck all Raider Haters.....
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YEAAAA they'll come back and take it all! Oilers suck and i think niedermayer is awesome! Go ducks and Joffrey Lupul and Ilya Bryzgalov need to save us!
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The NHL is thriving and has never been better! Attendance is up! TV ratings are up! Everything is up!\n\nYou sound like a dinosaur fan lamenting the "glory days" when no-talent thugs ruled the game and bench-clearing brawls were a nightly occurrence. I found that to be abject and embarrassing! All it did was made the NHL look like some bush league where professional wrestling fans and other such losers could go to swill bear, scream obscenities and pick fights in the stands. No thanks!\n\n*Update: I'm glad we had our little offsite IM exchange, bugman, as I think we understand each other better now. We might not be on the same page, but we both love the game. And I promise you it is only going to get better! Go Sabres!
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That was funny I thought at first what in the world, why is Robert Kovac suddenly running forward ( what is wrong with him then I saw it was a fan in Croatian jersey :) ), our crazy fans always need to do something ( if they equalized the game, the whole stadium would burn from flairs :) )
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Like the GM or my beloved Leafs JFJ you've been into the wacky tabacky (he must be  on something with the trades and signings he made) if you think its any other rivalry than the Habs and Leafs.\n\nTake your little rangers-ilsanders geographic rivalry multiply it by 10 times add a dose of animosity for the last century, sprinkle in a cultural difference, and add a linguistic component and you'll know what I'm talking about.
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I really appreciate Georgie Peorgies comment that it would be nice to see some Canadians teams because "after all, it is a Canadian sport and why did us Americans take it away."\n\nExactly.  \n\nNashville was facing elimination tonight and they didn't even sell out the arena.  Lame.  I mean, what else was happening tonight in Nashville?  Country music?  WWE Wrestling?  Doesn't matter, that's your interest, certainly not hockey.  Who's bright idea was it to take away a perfectly good hockey team in Winnipeg and Quebec (crawling with hockey fans) and create a team in freakin' Nashville?  Someone (hmmm Gary Bettman) should be shot.\n\nHere in Montreal people are crawling all over each other just to get a seat in a bar.  It's stupid and it pisses every single Canadian off right down to the bone.  And we're sorry about winning the World Series' back in the day,  (when the Blue Jays won all those years back).  I would trade that 1000 times over just to see the Stanley Cup back in Canada thank you very much. \n\nOkay, onto the real discussion:  New Jersey and San Jose.  There's no question.  I would love to see Edmonton, or Calgary, or Montreal or Ottawa, but if these teams all make the 2nd round, they'll eliminate each other.\n\nBesides, no one can beat New Jersey now.  15 wins in a row!?  I mean, Elias is so much on fire that you can practically see fire burning off his jersey, Brodeur is a stone wall with experience, and Gionta, Madden, etc. it doesn't matter:  No one is beating New Jersey (I say this, and I am a true New Jersey Devils hater.  I hate New Jersey and their stupid faces.) \n\nSan Jose is also too strong.  Calgary's the only team with a chance, and I don't like their chances.\n\nSo:  New Jersey vs. San Jose and New Jersey in 4.\n\nPS - what really pisses us Canadians off is that like %60 of the league is Canadian.  So we're seeing Canadians fighting Canadians every single night in the name of some lame team name like "the Predators" to a crowd that rates the excitement factor of the game somewhere between darts and lawn bowling.  Stupid.  Bettman can put that in his pipe and smoke it.