need a new playoff nhl team to root for

[swamp dog 0]

here's the deal:

 

the red wings will be eliminated tomorrow night. i'm a pretty big hockey fan, so i want to keep watching the stanley cup playoffs. if your team is still in the nhl playoffs, sell me on why i should become an honorary fan and root for your team the rest of this playoff season.

 

i will adopt the team of the fan that posts the most poetical, moving, "why swamp dog should root for __________" short essay in this thread. i may even go as far as to purchase (cheap) team stuff on the Internet of said team (coffee mug, monogrammed pencils, hat, etc).

 

deadline: tuesday, may 2.

[naomi 343]

New Jersey Devils. They're fun to watch, good team chemistry. Brodeur's an awesome goalie. I decided to root for them in 03 and wasn't dissapointed as they went on to win the cup.

[mulletia 0]

the devils play boring trap hockey and singlehandedly ushered in hockey's dark ages

 

now the sabres are up 3-2 against the flyers, have some incredible young talent and are a team that like the marlins last world series has found a way to win without spending crazy money or relying on one star, and they can skate, shoot and pass

 

but in the end we dont' need new fans we need 1 more playoff win

[Old School 360]

I watched the Preds season come to an end tonight, that kinda leaves them out.

So....dunno

[naomi 343]

Do you live in Buffalo mulletia?

[mulletia 0]

Do you live in Buffalo mulletia?

yep

[Mile High Drunk 13]

Hard to argue rooting against this Avs team

[naomi 343]

i will adopt the team of the fan that posts the most poetical, moving, "why swamp dog should root for __________"

deadline: tuesday, may 2.

Whilst bored in this rural land

I turned on the television and what to my wondering eyes did I see

There were these ice men gliding in red flocked glee

Hockey?

With high energy and sharp moves

The gliders proved to be fighters

The red men triumphed with style on that icey battlefield

From thence on, those red fighters, the Devils they be

Cemented themselves as the team for me*

 

Not quite that passionately, but for the sake of the poem.

 

That was pretty gay, it's a good thing I'm a chic.

[buffalobillsffl2003 0]

yep

 

 

If you see anyone from Philadelphia, you'll let me know.

 

 

[Voltaire 4,556]

It's really low class of you to bail on your team in the middle of the playoffs. Hope you twist an ankle jumping off the bandwagon.

[Franknbeans 46]

you're no fan if you're bailing on your team already.

 

Go with the Flames so you can bail on them next round

[George Carlin 1]

New Jersey Devils. They're fun to watch

 

[Juniper 0]

That was pretty gay, it's a good thing I'm a chic.

 

Splendiferous visage thou eyes behold

Amidst this forum uncouth

To light mine gaze upon verse so fair

Namesake from The Book Of Ruth

 

Prognosticate New Jersey success

Deft as a Vegas playa'

And keep the faith if they shall fall

Don't change your name to Mara

 

It may appear my loafers light

But I'm a manly beast

Because I know the Bible

I'm straight just ask my Priest

[jjsparty68 0]

Once Edmonton wins, jump on that wagon. Maybe they will ditch the trap in the next round against Calgary. That will be a great series. You could go with another front runner and pull for the Sens but thats too easy. If Buffalo wins, they wouldn't be a bad choice. A good young team with a potentially great goalie.

 

Go with the Oilers...you can actually see all of their games on CBC.

[GobbleDog 816]

Go Lightning!!!!

 

I'm in your boat. Gotta find a new team to root for the rest of the way.

[swamp dog 0]

Whilst bored in this rural land

I turned on the television and what to my wondering eyes did I see

There were these ice men gliding in red flocked glee

Hockey?

With high energy and sharp moves

The gliders proved to be fighters

The red men triumphed with style on that icey battlefield

From thence on, those red fighters, the Devils they be

Cemented themselves as the team for me*

 

Not quite that passionately, but for the sake of the poem.

 

That was pretty gay, it's a good thing I'm a chic.

 

very promising rhetoric here

 

Splendiferous visage thou eyes behold

Amidst this forum uncouth

To light mine gaze upon verse so fair

Namesake from The Book Of Ruth

 

Prognosticate New Jersey success

Deft as a Vegas playa'

And keep the faith if they shall fall

Don't change your name to Mara

 

It may appear my loafers light

But I'm a manly beast

Because I know the Bible

I'm straight just ask my Priest

 

not bad

 

It's really low class of you to bail on your team in the middle of the playoffs. Hope you twist an ankle jumping off the bandwagon.

 

haven't bailed yet. this is for when they're eliminated. i know hockey: the wings will be eliminated. their play dictates it. it's reality.

 

once that happens (not before) i want to pick a team of the remaining teams to root for.

[Voltaire 4,556]

very promising rhetoric here

not bad

haven't bailed yet. this is for when they're eliminated. i know hockey: the wings will be eliminated. their play dictates it. it's reality.

 

once that happens (not before) i want to pick a team of the remaining teams to root for.

 

Why don't you just get depressed and kind of half keep up with things until the finals then be impartial. That's what I do.

[56 0]

This whole concept is gay.

 

The Rangers are eliminated, and now it comes down to which team I dislike the least. No bandwagon jumping for me.

 

For example, I hate the Flyers, so I will root for Sabres. But I also think the Sabres are whiney complainers, so if they advance to face Ottawa, I will root for Ottawa because I hate them less.

 

This deductive prosess will continue through the finals.

[GobbleDog 816]

Remaining teams:

 

Montreal Canadians

Carolina Hurricanes

Colorado Avalanche

Buffalo Sabres

Philidelphia Flyers

Calgary Flames

Ottawa Senators

Anahiem Mighty Ducks

 

 

is that all the teams left?

[naomi 343]

Splendiferous visage thou eyes behold

Amidst this forum uncouth

To light mine gaze upon verse so fair

Namesake from The Book Of Ruth

 

Prognosticate New Jersey success

Deft as a Vegas playa'

And keep the faith if they shall fall

Don't change your name to Mara

 

It may appear my loafers light

But I'm a manly beast

Because I know the Bible

I'm straight just ask my Priest

 

[GobbleDog 816]

Of the remaining teams, who's the biggest star player?

[BMoney 0]

the devils play boring trap hockey and singlehandedly ushered in hockey's dark ages

 

now the sabres are up 3-2 against the flyers, have some incredible young talent and are a team that like the marlins last world series has found a way to win without spending crazy money or relying on one star, and they can skate, shoot and pass

 

but in the end we dont' need new fans we need 1 more playoff win

 

you arent another one stuck in 1995, are you? boring trap hockey? I hear this all the time...I guess Elias, Gomez, Parise etc dont count as young fresh talent..

 

but ill go for the sell job and say the san jose sharks...

 

back in the day, when Tom Preissing played for Green Bay in the juniors, my friend was his housing parent. We spent a few fun days at the park playing pond hockey and he never had an ego. we all played regular and he used the top of his stick and still was schooling people. whenever he comes back to town, he has sticks for us and the kids. you never hear his name mentioned but to his credit, hes not making errors. he started as a forward here and you can see that. the red line going away has helped a ton, hes near the playoff lead in points.

 

ok, im not sure how THAT will sell the sharks to anyone but they are the team I pull for. my gal has helped the devils grow on me. i was the guy at the devils-flyers playoff games with the preissing jersey. now dont you wish youd have fought me? ha

 

cheer for thorton to stick it to the boston owners.

[swamp dog 0]

bump.

 

got until tuesday night, folks. so far the devil fans have shown the best rhetorical prowess here.

 

keep it coming.

[swirvenirvin 25]

Sabres - ryan miller

 

Habs - always like candian teams

 

Devils - have always like brodeur

 

Oilers - Shawn Horcoff

 

Sens - Canadian

 

HTH

[Eagles Green 34]

bump.

 

got until tuesday night, folks. so far the devil fans have shown the best rhetorical prowess here.

 

keep it coming.

 

Since you are a jinx, could you root for the Sabres?

 

 

TIA

HTH

WWJD

[swamp dog 0]

Since you are a jinx, could you root for the Sabres?

TIA

HTH

WWJD

 

actually, the team i root for has won 3 cups as of late...don't get too carried away with the jinx thing, okay.

 

i'm eliminating the oilers from contention, not because they beat the wings (they deserved to) but because if i had to watch that brand of hockey anymore i'd have to gouge my own eyeballs out with a dull butter knife.

 

i was hoping some senator fans would show some spunk in this thread

[Eagles Green 34]

GO SABRES!!!!!!!!!!!.

 

 

fixored

[TerrySilver 0]

root for anyone other then the devils. they rooned hockey with their neutral zone t©rap.

[swamp dog 0]

you arent another one stuck in 1995, are you? boring trap hockey? I hear this all the time...I guess Elias, Gomez, Parise etc dont count as young fresh talent..

 

but ill go for the sell job and say the san jose sharks...

 

back in the day, when Tom Preissing played for Green Bay in the juniors, my friend was his housing parent. We spent a few fun days at the park playing pond hockey and he never had an ego. we all played regular and he used the top of his stick and still was schooling people. whenever he comes back to town, he has sticks for us and the kids. you never hear his name mentioned but to his credit, hes not making errors. he started as a forward here and you can see that. the red line going away has helped a ton, hes near the playoff lead in points.

 

ok, im not sure how THAT will sell the sharks to anyone but they are the team I pull for. my gal has helped the devils grow on me. i was the guy at the devils-flyers playoff games with the preissing jersey. now dont you wish youd have fought me? ha

 

cheer for thorton to stick it to the boston owners.

 

i've always loved their uniforms. this puts them in contention. and the thorton-shafting-the-bruins angle is enticing.

[swamp dog 0]

bump.

 

we're getting into the homestretch folks.

[naomi 343]

Let me offer this final symbol of my effort

 

New Jersey

 

/PST - still may 2nd yos'!

[BMoney 0]

i share a story of 1 of the 2 players that i actually know (conklin-oilers, the other) and you go with uniforms? i shouldve just said that...

 

so hurricanes tix on ticketmaster is restricted to just people in the carolinas and va?...are they REALLY afraid of people making a 7 hr trek from nj?...

[swamp dog 0]

Let me offer this final symbol of my effort

 

New Jersey

 

/PST - still may 2nd yos'!

 

okay, i will officially adopt the devils...although if the senators win i won't be too broken up, either

[KSB2424 3,083]

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