A Scientific Survey
by Megalodon on Jun 1, 2010 1:38 PM PDT
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We all know our favorite teams, and most of us can probably come up with the team we hate the most, but what about after that? What other teams get the most love or most disdain from Battle of California readers? Let's find out.
In the comments, please let us know who your top 3 or 5 favorite NHL teams are, then let us know the 3 or 5 teams you dislike the most. I'll take a look at the list once we have a good number of responses and then we'll see what we've got.
Feel free to include commentary or explanation of your own likes or make fun of others for the teams they enjoy. I, for example, like the Sharks and the Capitals, two teams who are awesome in the regular season and can't get it done in the playoffs. What an idiot I am!
My five most liked:
1. Sharks (Wooo!)
2. Capitals (So much fun to watch.)
3. Kings (Scrappy and fun, and not really rivals for Pacific power just yet. I'll hate them once they are.)
4. Sabres (More of the Hasek-era Sabres then currently, but they're still cool.)
5. Thrashers (For no good reason.)
My five most hated:
1. Stars (I hate them so much.)
2. Ducks (Yeah.)
3. Avalanche (More the old, good version then the new, crappy one.)
4. Flyers (Mostly just Pronger, but he inspires enough hate for a whole team.)
5. Predators (Those bitches.)
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My five most liked:
1. Ducks (Suck it, Meg!)
2. Capitals (Awesome. Agreed.)
3. Penguins (I like watching talented teams and don’t the Crosby hate-on.)
4. Avalanche (Brother lives there.)
5. That’s about it.
My five most hated:
1. Red Wings (How did they not make your list? I thought this was universal. They have Bertuzzi. BERTUZZI!!!!!)
2. Stars (“Steve Ott” is considered a swear word in some cultures.)
3. Sharks (Familiarity breeds contempt, and they’re the best of the familiar.)
4. Phoenix (I should be thanking them for Selanne.)
5. Kings (If we ever get together in the playoffs they’ll be number one by a mile.)
Yeah for some reason I don’t hate the Red Wings as much as a lot of people here do. I don’t LIKE them, they’d probably be like the 6th or 7th most hated team – they just never did that much to piss me off.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
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My Five Most Liked:
1) Kings
My Five Most Hated:
1) Canada
2) Corey Perry
3) Ducks
4) Predators
5) Avalanche
I could have written rudys list…except for the preds addition…I didnt realize he didnt like them…
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I take offense to #1 Rudy
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 1, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Red Wings (How did they not make your list?
My five most liked:
1. Duck (most fuckin awesome team ever..even with the stupid 3rd Jerseys..bow down BOC bitches we got the cup)
2. Philly (they play like the 07 ducks… always have..I like ass kickers..there jerseys are ugly though.)
3. Maple Leafs (everyone seems to hate them..so that means I like them..and they seem to like ex-ducks and there colors are decent)
4. Panthers I guess?(We came into the leauge together? some commeraditery?)
5. Thrashers (For no good reason other than Ive had sex in Atlanta.)
My five most hated:
1. Red Wings (no explanation necessary.)
2. Kings (our little bitches…well before this year.)
3. Sharks (who likes chokers?)
4. Penguins (cuz crosby is on the team..but historicalyl theyve been good..so I hate them.)
5. Rudy Kelly (Cuz hes a bitch.) oh wait teams? um…Red wings again…they deserve to make the list twice
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 1:57 PM PDT reply actions
shit..i swap out the penguins for the stars…fuck I hate them sooo much…shit how did i forget them
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
commeraditery
Your spelling is making me go blind.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
hehe..
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i think niesy offered to spell check before I posted stuff..I might take her up on it..im busy..dont got time for that shit-nik
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha..thats some funny shit meg..
I are nazis here..they dont let us download anything..or even see most pics or videos..
but ill get firefox at home…now does it fix it automatically or you gotta press a button…dont tell me theres an extra step!!!
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
IT
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
To give credit where credit is due, Spade did spell out that second syllable. A lot of people drop that one. Granted, he did add a fourth, but hey.
Your grace me with your gracefulness
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It underlines stuff you spelled wrong in red, and you can fix it with a right-click like in Word.
Prepare to see a LOT of red.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I do that in autocad the same way…yea I would use that if i had it
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I only offered once because you were about to go inflict your…um…sub-verbal comedic stylings upon another blog.
But every comment? Geez, I don’t give a damn about your lazassitudinous* ways.
*When that comes up with a red underline, click “Add to the Dictonary.” Lazassitudinous, adj., ‘characteristic of one abounding in or full of lazy-ass.’ It’s from the Latin or something.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I don’t give a damn about your lazassitudinous
thats what Im banking on…only meg hasnt conformed yet..everyone else has given up
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
liked:
Ducks.
Yotes. (Bryz lover)
and the Leafs kinda (I ws born in Toronto, but raised in So. Cal.)
and maybe the Kings a little (my Pops’ team)
fuck the east coast.
disliked:
Red Wings
Penguins (fuck pensylvania)
Stars (fuck Texas)
Canucks (fuck the Sedins)
and the Red Wings again.
Amo la manera una haba y el burrito del queso siente alrededor de mi pene.
By the way...
Does anyone else find the fact that Pronger stole the game winning pucks from the Hawks funny as shit too?
I picture him at home with a secret room full of nothing but stolen game pucks. He swims around like Scrooge McDuck.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
its rare like white rhino or a hooker without a penis on santa monica
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF does everyone hate the preds…all they do is flame out in the first round…they never hurt nobody..the little train that cant…its like hating prancer..or vixen
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 2:49 PM PDT reply actions
I’m surprized noone listed the Devils as someone they hate
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 1, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
too boring to hate..i hated them 03…but mostly friesen
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, they’ve choked so much in the playoffs they make the Sharks look like playoff powerhouses.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
Hey, at least we’ve got a cup (and multiple hall of famers!)
Cheers, Complaints, homerism and bashing of mediocre pop musicians in 140 Characters
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 1, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
We need more non-Ducks fans to vote. This is awful.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
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I’ll discount anybody that’s never commented on BOC before.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
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WHOO
I still count! Yes! Will it matter not really. :P
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Jun 1, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
like that genius who signed up and started talking shit about the sharks when it was 3-0?…i guess your talking about those guys
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
boogabooga
Like:
Sharks, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Avalanche, Predators
Dislike:
Ducks, Kings, Flames, Red Wings, Stars.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
Rider:
This applies, and only applies, to watching them play hockey. I swear to $rand(deity) that if I have to hear more about the exploits of the ’Hawks off-ice then protocol will dictate that I hunt down 20Cent and forcefully insert nothing less than one (1) refrigerator into his rectum.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
My five most liked:
1. Sharks (YOU KNOW!)
2. Capitals (They’re my Eastern Conference Team of Choice)
3. Devils (I dunno, I’ve always liked them. Parise is pretty awesome)
4. Flyers (This year’s version has been fun to watch. Also Simon Gagne is kinda awesome)
5. Sabres (Solely for Ryan Miller)
As you can see, I’m a fan of the Eastern Conference, because the Sharks compete against the West, and they all irritate me.
My five most hated:
1. Stars (Fuck the Stars…seriously).
2. Ducks (Yeah, them too…)
3. Blackhawks (Fuck their fans…and Patrick Kane)
4. Red Wings (Fuck Holmstrom, and their crybaby fans too)
5. Penguins (Fuck Cindy Crosby and his NHL Hype Machine)
Lots of Western Conference hatred…except for the Pens. Seriously, how can anyone like them anymore??? The Kings would come in at 6, but the list stops at 5. Maybe next year!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
Like:
1. Kings
2. Any team playing the teams I hate
Dislike
1. Ducks
2. Red Wings
3. Red Wings
4. Any team that once had Patrick Roy
5. Any team that has/had Chris Pronger
You could also fold in pretty much any team in the Eastern Conference right now because they’re pathetic little bitches (except the Islanders, I kind of want to give them a hug).
Boy, that’s a lot.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I’ll mark you down for disliking the Avalanche, Canadiens, and Flyers? Do the Oilers really count as having Chris Pronger?
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
Yes. Because the fans still hold a grudge against him for leaving. Then again, if you use that as a qualifier, Heatley was technically on the Oilers as well.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
Shouldn’t that include the Hurricanes as well (wasn’t Pronger a Whaler?)
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
All of the above! My wrath cannot be CONTAINED by your puny rules!
No, really, scratch the Oilers. Actually I feel a bit sorry for the Oilers until I remember they HAD a dynasty once, but it’s hard to hate them. Their bloggers are the best. And they worship Jari Kurri.
I don’t go retro, though. I can’t hate the Whalers or the Nordiques, as they have known the ultimate suffering. But Hurricane and Av hate is so on.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I'm like, who is "Meg"? Meg, of course, being short for Margaret(-adon)
Five most liked:
1) Kings
2) 1970-1979 Boston Bruins
3) 1971-1981 Michigan State Spartans
4) bottom seed playoff teams
5) whoever is playing the Ducks
Five least liked:
1) Ducks
2) any team with Rob Blake on it
3) any team coached by Marc Crawford
4) 1979 Montreal Canadiens
5) Chicago, because of the people who think they’ve already won.
Wait till this year.
The fearsome Margaretodon, scourge of the prehistoric seas.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I heard the Margaretodon took on the terrible Rudikellidon….who then stop fighting each other and start kissing
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
…and yet could not engage in fruitful reproduction, hence the the whole ‘extinction’ thing.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Rudikellidon was giving..I have a feeling
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Like
Ducks
Angels
Yotes (ya gotta love Bryz’s philosphy talkin)
Nashville (I like the picture on the uni even if it could use a good dentist)
Canadian fans (hey they are usually good for a laugh and a talk to at games)
Dislike:
RED WINGS
Sharks
Kings
Buffalo (Their fans at one game laughed at a kid getting hit in the head w/puck)
Penguins (although I do like the cartoon Penguins of Madagascar and wish it was on Nick all the time)
RED WINGS
RED WINGS
RED WINGS
RED WINGS
RED WINGS, ad infinitum
Let's go Ducks.
since sleek is slacking ill write one for him
sleeks list:
like:
1. ducks
2. any team sami phalsson is on
3. any team that ryhmes with battlestar gallactica
4. meh
5. double meh
dislike:
meh x5
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 3:16 PM PDT reply actions
Likes:
1. Sharks (uhhh, duh!)
2. Flyers (Brian Boucher is awesome, and they’re playing the Blackhawks)
3. Hurricanes (five words: Ray Whitney, Arturs Irbe, Cup)
4. Blues (fun to watch them grow)
5. Maple Leafs (so much fun to make fun of)
EXTRA: Any team playing one of the Teams of Evil.
TEAMS OF EVIL
1. Red Wings (they’re the Red Wings)
2. Blackhawks (their bandwagon fans piss me off)
3. Ducks (they suck, and Corey Perry is a turd)
4. Stars (Steve Ott is a bitch)
5. Capitals (Joe Beninati bugs the hell out of me)
I have to put in a note here that my hatred of teams relies largely on how well they’re doing. If the Ducks and Stars made the playoffs, they’d probably be the most hated. But they didn’t (HA HA!) so the Central Division teams of evil overtake them.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
Likes:
1. Sharks
2. Sharks!
3. SHARKS!!
4. SHARRRRKKKSSS!!!!!!!!
5. Caps
LOATHE:
1. Wings
2. Stars
3. Kings
4. Wild (only cause their fans suck ass)
5. Sabres
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
i bet the ducks are closer to the top list than the bottom ehh?
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahah
when Pronger was still there the Ducks would have rated near the top of the loathe list….now….bottom of loathe list the Duckies go. :P
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Jun 1, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Like:
Ducks- That’s my team
Sabres- My first memories of hockey are of the Sabres, they are my Dad’s team.
Coyotes- Bryz. Plus Shane Doan is dreamy.
Avalanche- Rivals of the Red Wings, so they’re ok in my book.
Chicago- I like their goal song…… That’s about it.
Dislike:
Red Wings- Fuck the Red Wings.
Sharks- Choking rivals. =P
Kings- Rivals.
Penguins- They probably would not even be on my list if I didn’t constantly have the NHL trying to cram them down my throat and if I hadn’t seen them in the Stanley Cup final twice in a row. And if Malkin didn’t look so stupid.
Stars- Steve Ott can gobbble a dick.
Like:
- Sharks
- Kings (until they get good enough to beat us)
- Pens (I’m sorry, but I actually like Crosby)
- Hurricanes
- Blues/Blue Jackets (they sound sort of similar, right?, and I like them and have a man crush on Erik Johnson and Rick Nash is just a cool name)
Hate:
- Ducks (obvious)
- Stars (obvious)
- Caps (their all out offensive style irks me at times)
- Red Wings (you’ve got to hate the Evil Empire, but I have too much respect for the organization to put them higher)
- Blackhawks (bad bandwagoners)
I have to agree with the Pens like and Caps hate. I think I might like the Pens as a backlash for the backlash hate, and then hate the Caps as a backlash to the backlash love, if that makes sense.
Also, Crosby is amazing. Ovechkin just comes off as annoying and reckless.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
Crosby is ok, at best. Ovechkin is a joy to watch on skates. You have it backwards!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on Jun 1, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I do like watching Ovy so much....
but Bockerz is right..he is a douche
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Jun 1, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
werd bro werrrrd
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Jun 1, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
hey me and meg agree on somthing for once…i dont really love ovie…but i dont mind him…hate crosby
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
itsamiracle!
I just like how dirty he plays sometimes…I don’t condone it of course but I just love the violence.
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Jun 2, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Likes:
1) Sharks
2) Capitals
3) Blues
4) Leafs
5) Rangers
Hate:
1) Ducks
2) Red Wings
3) Stars
4) Flames
5) Kings
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
5) Kings
Aww, you care! Yesss!
I can’t really hate y’all cause of Patty Marleau. We missed him so much we made a character for him on the Wii.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I don’t think the character maker has eyebrows big enough for that.
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 1, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to include the Kings somewhere :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Like:
1. Sharks – no questions asked
2. Thrashers – because I live in Atlanta :(… and they don’t suck as much as you’d think
3. Penguins – because they beat Detroit in the Finals.. plus I kinda like Crosby, Fleury, and Malkin
P.S. I’ve never really gotten this far before… yeah, yeah “twss”
4. Kings -they’re exciting to watch and their goalie’s name is “Quick”
5. Coyotes – because everyone wants them to move to a more "hockey friendly market) and because I’d much rather have them than Colorado in the Pacific Division
Dislikes:
1. Ducks – you almost have to feel sorry for their disillusioned fans. again… almost
2. Stars – Mike Modano is cool… everyone else not so much
3. Red Wings – I respect them, but hate them for beating us. Plus, Wings fans are awful
4. Capitals – Ovechkin is good. But they aren’t nearly good enough to win anything just yet… but their “dedicated fans” rub their success in the Eastern Conference nonetheless
5. Flames/Blackhawks – the teams that kept us away from Stanley Cups after getting so close…
How cool? Think Steve Nash...
"Go Sharks!" -Me
Favorite teams =
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Buffalo Sabres (the only team I will unconditionally support in the East)
3. St. Louis Blues (SLGT has converted me, except when they play the Sharks or the Sabres)
4. Phoenix Coyotes (sympathy for the Yotes… if Winnipeg takes them back, this will become my sixth least favorite team)
5. Los Angeles Kings (just saying that so Rudy will like me… but I really do like hanging out with Kings fans to mutually talk trash about the Ducks)
Least favorite teams =
1. Detroit Red Wings (respect for the organization, not for the bandwagon)
2. Anaheim Ducks (hate them less than I should, thanks to Sleek)
3. Calgary Flames (I still dress as a fireman when they’re in town)
4. Dallas Stars (really should be higher on my list)
5. New York Rangers (simply because this was where I saw my first Sharks road game, and the home team won)
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Likes:
1. San Jose Sharks (durr)
2. Worcester Sharks (All Hail Stalock!)
3. Buffalo Ryan Millers (Again, self explanatory)
4. Nashville Predators (Not only do they roll over for us in the playoffs, they gave us Nichol)
5. Anaheim Ducks (Always had a soft spot for a team that goes by the name “Ducks” for personal reasons, and no Pronger means they’re easier not to hate..)
Dislikes
1. Dallas Stars (Has Madano retired yet?)
2. Detroit Red Wings (Detroit, after visiting rotting in Hell seems like a good summer vacation spot.)
3. Chicago Blackhawks (Pronger needs to start breaking their faces instead of stealing their pucks)
4. Calgary Flames (Slightly less douchey since the remove of Phaneuf)
5. Pittsburg Penguins (This is the NHL’s fault)
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Actually, I’m going to remove the Pens from the top 5 and move all of the other teams down 1 to include Brian Hayward as the thing I hate most.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
by Evilducks on Jun 1, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
+1000 on the Brian Hayward sentiments
prosportsblogging.com
by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 1, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
rec’d!!
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
ಠ_ಠ <— this is what bryan hayward has always looked like to me
also rec’d
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 1, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Top 5:
1. Hurricanes (Grew up in Raleigh)
2. Kings (Live in L.A.)
3. Penguins (Born in P.A.)
4. Edmonton (2006 Finals respect)
5. Nashville (Southern team love)
Bottom 5:
1. Buffalo (Oh so much beef)
2. Ducks (Need I explain?)
3. Red Wings (“Yankees” Syndrome)
4. Sharks
5. Whoever Pronger or Ribeiro plays for.
prosportsblogging.com
by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 1, 2010 4:06 PM PDT reply actions
Favorite teams:
1. Sharks
2. Canucks (family up there)
3. Flyers (I’ve always liked philly sports, im not sure why)
4. Bruins
5. Coyotes
Least Favorite:
1. Chi (not cause they beat us, its their bandwagon fans)
2. Red Wings
3. Ducks (Corey Perry)
4. Stars (Ott)
5. Caps/Pens (all the publicity and now their 2011 winter classic)
LIKE:
1. Ducks
2. Toronto
3. Devils
4. Sabres
5. Canadiens?
DISLIKE:
1. Sharks
2. Kings
3. Edmonton
4. Capitals
5. Stars
by Kducker on Jun 1, 2010 4:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
not sure how i forgot about the wings
I guess ill replace Detroit for Edmonton ..but I really hate Ryan Whitney
by Kducker on Jun 1, 2010 4:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
edmonton is just stupid…who hates homer simpson?…no one..so no one should hate the oilers
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Like:
1. Ducks
2. Philly (They’re playing Chicago & they have Prongs)
3. Toronto (Burke & Beauchemin)
4. Buffalo (Monty)
5. Yotes (Bryz)
Dislike:
1. Wings (Fag little divers [I’m talking to you Franzen])
2. Stars (Ott, Morrow, & used to be Turco too)
3. Sharks (Blake, Thornton, Nabokov)
4. Edmonton (I still hold a grudge from ’06)
5. Pens/Caps (Just fucking tired of hearing about them)
There's nothing to see here. And nothing gazes back at me.
Like:
1)Ducks
2)Philly
3)Buffalo
4)Washington
5)Toronto
Hate:
1)Red Wings
2)Penguins
3)Blackhawks
4)Wild
5)Kings
UNRELATED: Handel is the most overrated composer ever...
by Bleys on Jun 1, 2010 4:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Prepare for a really long post.
Likes:
1) Sharks-Pretty self-explanatory.
2) Capitals-Love me some Ovechkin and one of my favorite ex-Sharks in Matt Bradley is on the team.
3) Sabres-I always liked Grier and they have American Hero Ryan Miller.
4) Sun Belt Teams (PHX, TB, FLA, ATL, CAR) I want these teams to do well so we don;t have to hear all those rumors of relocation.
Dislikes:
1) Ducks-For a long time, they were either my favorite or second favorite team as Paul Kariya was my favorite player for a while. This is going to sound lame, but my only real connection with the team was because of the movies (I was a kid for crying out loud), and once they changed the name and got Pronger, I stopped liking them. Of course, they then won the Stanley Cup and proceeded to upset the Sharks last year, so they moved to the top of the list.
2) Stars-Ed Belfour and Steve Ott are just two reasons, although I always liked Modano.
3) Red Wings-I dislike them mainly because of the Tin Foil Hat Society and because they have always been so good.
4) Flames- I still have memories of that stupid line change Wilson made that gave Calgary the series lead.
5) Chicago Blackhawks-Patrick Kane, Dustin Byfuglien, and the obvious media bias towards them are three biggest reasons for me.
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" club.
Fear the Fin: Where Sharks Fans Aren't Like Other Sharks Fans.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 1, 2010 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
Ducks moved to the top of the dislike list, I mean.
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" club.
Fear the Fin: Where Sharks Fans Aren't Like Other Sharks Fans.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 1, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Likes:
NorthStars
Sharks
Capitals
Islanders
Coyotes
Opposite of Likes:
Stars
Blackhawks (“Respect us – we’re original six! Why haven’t we won the cup in almost 50 years? Doesn’t matter, respect us and our heritage!”)
Red Wings
Rangers
Flames
"It's a lumberjack convention out there." Drew Remenda 3/4/10
Jon Casey fan since '84
Founder of Feel the Teal.
There’s something interesting going on here with the Stars Love/Hate.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I’ve only seen hate. :D (Except mine, of course.)
by Patty (in Dallas) on Jun 1, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The silicon valley has a lot of transplants from other parts of the nation and world, as does really all of California. For some reason, many of those who know love the Sharks have roots in MN. We mostly despise the Stars because of Norm Green, but I have to say that when Modano retires, it will kill the last remaining portion of interest I have in MN hockey.
I could have easily added the Penguins to my list because I still feel that if the NorthStars had won the cup that year, Mr. Green wouldn’t have had permission to move the team.
"It's a lumberjack convention out there." Drew Remenda 3/4/10
Jon Casey fan since '84
Founder of Feel the Teal.
Most liked:
1) Sharks
2) Red Wings (yes, really)
3) Capitals
4) Kings (grew up on Kings hockey, actually)
Most hated:
1) Blackhawks (and this is not due to “recent events”)
2) Penguins
3) Ducks
4) Stars
Other teams I ‘generally like’ or I’m okay with:
Avalanche (yes, really), Coyotes, BlueJackets, Sabres, Flyers, Senators (Michalek!), Predators, Lightning, Hurricanes, Canucks, Blues.
by JenLovesHockey on Jun 1, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Red Wings at 2! Blasphemy!
Haha.. actually they’re probably the second on my list of “most respected teams”. Frankly, Ken Holland is a genius.
How cool? Think Steve Nash...
"Go Sharks!" -Me
I’ve been a Wings fans for many years, so that isn’t new!!! I know, I know…during the WCSF, Sharks fans were pissed at me for saying that I like the Wings in any way, shape, or form. Not that I wasn’t thrilled to knock ’em out in 5, though :P
by JenLovesHockey on Jun 1, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
- Ducks
- Coyotes
- Sabres
- Blue Jackets
- Lightning
- Wild
- Canadiens
- Blackhawks
- Thrashers
- Maple Leafs
- Kings
- Flyers
- Bruins
- Devils
- Senators
- Avalanche
- Hurricanes
- Rangers
- Predators
- Capitals
- Penguins
- Panthers
- Stars
- Canucks
- Flames
- Islanders
- Oilers
- Blues
- Sharks
- Red Wings
"The Big Pavelski" sounds like something you'd name your cock.
by brokenyard on Jun 1, 2010 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
You like the STARS more than the Sharks? Holy crap.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
My 5
Like
Devils (I’ve been a fan since i’m 8)
Blues (Stupid St. Louis game time)
Leafs (I’m from Toronto and all my friends are Leafs fans)
Wild (I don’t know why I like em, but meh)
Predators (probably because of Arnott, and abit more thanks to stupid Burton)
Dislike
Rangers (Bunch of original six jerks with one cup they won against the Canucks)
Flyers (they’re a big bunch of douchebags and cavemen)
Red Wings (WHO DOESN’T HATE THE RED WINGS?)
Canadiens (I blame Habs fans for being stupid and making me hate their team)
Senators (i’d rank the Pens or Caps higher, but I really can’t stand how Ottawa constantly claims they’re better than Toronto despite the fact that they couldn’t keep a CFL team there, which just proves your city is weak)
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 1, 2010 4:35 PM PDT reply actions
It’s probably Lemaire/Rolston (before he became a $20 million meat sack), but it’s probably because I really don’t have any reason to hate them really
Cheers, Complaints, homerism and bashing of mediocre pop musicians in 140 Characters
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 1, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
First person to like the Wild so far.
must be somthing good in that space weed
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll go back to making fun of your bad grammar and spelling spade
Cheers, Complaints, homerism and bashing of mediocre pop musicians in 140 Characters
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 2, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
join the club….i have 2 different looking ears as well…
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 3, 2010 5:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Like:
1. Sharks
2. Philly
3. Rangers
4. Blues
5. Panthers/Hurricanes
I do like a lot of teams…but since it was a 5 list, I kept it to 6… ;)
Hate:
1. Red Wings
2. Stars
3. Blackhawks
4. Ducks
5. Flames
"Obviously I don’t want to be in this position, but this is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Jun 1, 2010 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
This is getting to be way too much trouble. Thanks everybody!
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
ha ha … need help?
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Nah I got it. I’ve got plenty of time since I’m at work.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I’m seeing a lot of hate for the Stars, which is good. Do we know if this hate is a league-wide thing, or if it’s specific to us because most of us are fans of Pacific teams?
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I'm guessing Pacific, but it could be league wide.
Especially considering the fact they have Steve Ott on their roster.
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" club.
Fear the Fin: Where Sharks Fans Aren't Like Other Sharks Fans.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 1, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
my boys love Sean Avery
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Personally I hate the stars because of that schmuck Mike Ribeiro, their stupid jerseys, and now Crawford. I like them for skate-creasing a Cup away from Buffalo.
prosportsblogging.com
by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 1, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
their stupid jerseys
thats my main reason
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Ducks fans have no right to complain about jerseys
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
hey i knew that was coming…i did mention in my list
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I found these rigorous studies:
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/135/293142.page
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=713407
I also found a thread at ebaumsworld but I’m not about to visit that at work.
Conclusion: I think the hate is specific to the Pacific. Ooh look it rhymes..
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 1, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This survey is going to kick those to the curb.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I’ve caught up with all votes so far. I’m going to weight the results. Each first place vote for a team is 3 points, a second place is 2 points, 3-5th are worth one point.
It’s entirely possible for teams to be at the top of both the loved and hated list. With the BoC teams, this is pretty likely.
I’ll post the results later today or tomorrow.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
You advertised over at FTF. This thing is rigged.
Amo la manera una haba y el burrito del queso siente alrededor de mi pene.
Everyone is free to spread the word any way they like. But in fairness I’m not going to count the votes of anyone who hasn’t commented before today, since I’m trying to get a good snapshot of people who usually read BoC.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
I think you should just include all votes since we seem to be getting alot of commenters I don’t recognize even :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Er I was a jerk and listed the same team for like (3rd) and dislike (5th). Do you just throw doubles like those out?
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 1, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah no worries I’ll take care of it. I’m a scientist.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
If you were a real scientist, you would know that all of your scientific data is discredited by Rudy’s participation.
Rudy is what is known as an “outlier.” Also a “homosexual.”
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
Says the guy whose favorite singer is Rob Halford and favorite hockey player is Joe Thornton. You ever notice that, that everything you like is latently gay? You’re like a divining rod, except instead of finding water you find gaping assholes.
There’s nothing “latent” about Halford’s gayness.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
My Fab 5:
1. Sharks!! (cuz they’re just THAT awesome)
2. Boston (went to college there)
3. Phoenix (no idea why, cuz i like russian goaltenders?)
4. Buffalo (cool name)
5. Wild (call me a masochist, but i have so much fun watching Nolan play us)
The 5 worst teams in the NHL:
1. Ducks (the west conf version of Philly)
2. Stars (thank god they basically didn’t exist this season)
3. Blackhawks (their goal song is so annoying as well as stupid, which goes along with the bandwagon fans)
4. Red Wings (capital of whinerville, mayor is Mike Suckcock)
5. Penguins (because everybody has so much love for Crosby, which is annoying)
LIKE:
1. Kings
2. Tampa Bay (love Marty St. Louis)
3. Rangers (Lundqvist’s eyes are dreamy, that’s a good enough reason right?)
4. Chicago’s fine as long as they beat Philly
DISLIKE:
1. Ducks
2. Wings
3. Flyers (I hate all teams Philadephia)
4. Sharks (Rob Blake made this so)
5. Montreal
Wow, I had a much easier time with the dislike list
Hey Foxy, would you call that a doh-si-doh or a dipsy doodle?
same here … did the #1 on the like list first … then the dislike … then had to think on the 2-5 on the like list .. :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Five most liked:
1. Sharks (Hometown team)
2. Ducks (Uh…almost picked them as my team when I first started watching hockey. So belligerent and stupid and talented. In other words, awesome.)
3. Blackhawks (talent, youth, dumb behavior, awesome sweaters. Doesn’t hurt that I love the city itself)
4. Oilers (can probably blame this on the obsessive and talented Oilogoogogogosphere or however you spell it. Watching them is painful though)
5. Penguins (I like Crosby’s work ethic. Don’t really care that he cries about things. Also, listening to Mike Lange is fun)
Five most annoying:
1. Kings (This is pretty irrational. They’re a likable bunch and I did cheer for them over the Canucks. Doughty is awesome.)
2. Capitals (Also irrational)
3. Canadiens (I tried to pick them as my Eastern Conference team but it backfired in an epic way)
4. Flames (This is probably because the one dickhead in my league is a Flames fan and constantly talking shit on the Sharks. Oh how I laughed when they did not make it this year)
5. Blackhawks. It’s hard to forgive them for being the class of the West. Yes I both like and hate them.
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 1, 2010 5:55 PM PDT reply actions
Yup :)
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on Jun 2, 2010 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Likes:
1) Kings
2) Thrashers (For some odd reason, I like their jersey)
3) Mike Modano (I know, but he looks like Jon Heder, so he’s cool with me)
Dislikes:
1) Fucking Cindy Crosby (bastard)
2) The douche-face who’s pic Meg posted (His name makes me puke)
3) The original douchebag who plays for the Ducks (you all know who he is)
4) Bruins (I hate all teams from New England… Beat LA? Fuck you)
5) Canucks (especially that son of a bitch in goal)
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
by angelofdeath on Jun 1, 2010 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
(I hate all teams from New England… Beat LA? Fuck you
I can second that….rec’d
fuck you boston…especially you perkins you ugly bitch
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Garnett, Perkins, Rondo, The actress, Big Papi, Beckett, Beltre (that traitor!), Zdeno Chara, Tim Thomas (should have been Quick who played in the Olympics, not this bag of shit), and of course, the biggest piece of trailer park trash walking, Tom Brady…
I mean, it’s not really hard to hate New England, is it?
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
I don’t even know who that guy is… I hate him anyway…
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
oh yes..rudy..oh fucking yes..thank you for including him…that muthafucka
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the thing I love most about Boston was that it was once held hostage by a cartoon flipping them the bird.
You’re a special city, Beantown.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
by Niesy on Jun 2, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Even though I’m too late to be counted, I thought I’d add my lists:
LIKE
Stars ::dodges tomatoes::
Coyotes (Dave Tippett)
Wherever Kovalchuk lands
Lightning (I hope Mike Smith makes something of himself)
Penquins
HATE WITH THE HEAT OF A THOUSAND SUNS
Red Wings
Capitals
Rangers
Wherever Pronger happens to be (currently Philly of course)
Ducks.
by Patty (in Dallas) on Jun 1, 2010 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
I’m still counting everybody. I’ll tally everything tomorrow mid-day so before that it’s open.
Oh, wait, you like the Stars? Nevermind your ballot will be “lost.”
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
hahahahaha
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least were not the sharks!!"
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jun 1, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty sly of you to try and sneak in here tho … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Like:
Sharks (SJ, born and raised)
Flyers (Richards, Carcillo, Hartnell and Timmonen won me a fantasy league)
Devils (I love Kovy, and the American heroes on the team)
Flames (I always liked Iginla)
Blues (The guys at SLGT are awesome. Plus, Boyes is cool.)
Dislike:
Ducks (Corry Perry and a lack of ‘Mighty’ in the name.)
Penguins (tired of seeing them so much)
Stars (Steve Ott, boring jerseys, 4OT heartbreaker)
Red Wings (pure jealousy, honestly.)
Devils (I like their players, but not the team, if that makes sense.)
"Shave it, and you will score." - Randy Hahn
"The last time I made a video in a hotel room…..very different than this." – Drew Remenda
Proud member of the "Lifetime Contract for Marleau" Club
Like
Kings
Canucks (liked Naslund. And Bertuzzi before he became a child rapist/serial killer)
Sabres
Preds (respect Trotz. Hope he wins a playoff round. And finds his neck)
Friend’s daughter’s ringette team in Guelph
Dislike
Red Wings
Stars
Devils
Canadiens
Rangers
you’ve suddenly become my least favourite BoCer
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 2, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Love:
1. Ducks
2. Boston
3. Chicago, Uncle’s from there
4. Phoenix, I’m from the desert
5. Vancouver, I might move there
Hate:
1. GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT FUCKING RED DAMN WINGS FUCK
2. Sharks, mostly because the fans are annoying as shit AND can’t understand icing)
3. Kings, this low because of lack of post-season smashing and because my kings-fan roommate and I agree that we both hate the sharks more
4. Pittsburgh Crosbyans
5. Montreal this language doesn’t make any god damn sense-ians
San Jose Sharks: Welcome to the Failoffs
okay I’m not getting all the Sharks hate on here … we are about the nicest fans out there … and we don’t understand icing? did someone disagree with a call so now “we can’t understand” icing?? ha!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
easily ! Sharks = good guys … Ducks = evil guys.
see! simple and logical. :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
I don't hate the Ducks or the Kings....
…I just don’t like them. Big difference there. You know? I mean I’m not a basketball fan either, but that doesn’t mean I hate the game like the pox.
Although I do find it humorous that the Ducks were named after / in conjunction with a reaaaaaly stupid movie. As a Hockey fan. Call me a traditionalist, but that is the part of Boston I kept when I moved to the Bay Area. That, and when I get heated, I do drop my R’s ;-)
"Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it."
Bleeding teal since 1997
No, because I was at HP Pavilion for a Kings game and a self proclaimed dies hard behind me had no idea why the play was stopped. I spent 20 minutes trying to explain to him what icing was but he looked at me as though I were speaking Cantonese before declaring that I was just some douchebag Kings fan making it up. I thought surely, surely this guy was the exception, not the rule. But a similar situation happened to me a few more times during the 08-09 season, involving different people. It happened several more times during the 09-10 season, except this time the sharks fans didn’t understand off sides either. That and people asking me what team my jersey was for (both ducks and boston jerseys). That is why.
San Jose Sharks: Welcome to the Failoffs
You can’t seriously be complaining about lack of hockey knowledge if you’re a Ducks fans. I’ve been to HP, Honda, and Staples, and while you get ignorant fans everywhere the Ducks’ arena is the worst by far. Like half the people there aren’t even paying attention to what is going on down on the ice.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
Those are the fans that wonder why the refs keep breaking up the fistfights (grin)
"Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it."
Bleeding teal since 1997
mKay
Likes:
1. Sharks (well, duh)
2. Canucks (for gratuitous head-breaking)
3. Flyers (True grit. Seriously.)
4. Coyotes (Anyone brave enough to play Hockey in a desert is OK by me)
5. Blue Jackets (well, more pity than like, and this is a list of 5 that really could have ended at 3)
Dislikes:
1. Chicago (OK, this isn’t just because of the WCF…it’s just as much due to their stupid “DA DA DA DAH” song I can’t get out of my head for WEEKS.)
2. Any team Marian Hossa has played on, is playing on, or will play on.
3-5: see 1 and 2.
"Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it."
Bleeding teal since 1997
A friend of mine from Dallas was at that game. You know the one. The next day he was swearing at me and my “F-ing Sharks” for making him sit in their molded plastic chairs for 5-1/2 hours. He has since told me that he’s been afraid to go to another game for fear of his ass falling asleep ;-)
"Never start a fight, but ALWAYS finish it."
Bleeding teal since 1997
Likes:
1) Sharks (forever.)
2) Sabres (I liked watching Ryan Miller in the Olympics and I’ll be honest, I love their old logo.)
3) Devils (Something about them reminds me of Jersey Shore, and I find that hilarious.)
4) Blackhawks (They seem like the older brother franchise)
5) Kings (Because I was walking down the street with a Sharks hat on, and some dude said “Fuck the Sharks” and I said “Fuck the Ducks” and he turned around and had a Kings shirt on and said “Yeah, FUCK the Ducks” and we high-fived each other.)
Hates:
1) Stars. (Steve Ott, plus 3.5 overtime loss still hurts a little)
2) Ducks. (Corey Perry is the worst human)
3) Red Wings fans. (Buncha entitled weiners)
4) Vancouver Canucks (The fact that Sedin guy can be in two places at once creeps me out… and What kind of team has a goalie for a captain?!)
5) Hurricanes (I kinda like the team and I kinda ran out of hate, but I have a great appreciation for hockey logos, and theirs is the absolute WORST.)
Love:
1. Sharks
like:
2. Philly
3. Toronto – more empathy maybe
4. Worster Sharks!
5. Team USA Olympics 2010!!!
Hate:
1. Ducks + their fans (Correy Perry… Really…?! The only hockey player I’d actually try and physically assault if I met.)
2. Wings + fans (most annoying fan base in all of sports.)
3. Blackhawks (Kane and Bufyglien two most arrogant cocky players in the NHL.)
4. Any team with Ryan Smith on it. So I guess Kings now but my Oilers hate still burns bright.
5. Any team playing the Sharks.
by skilletboy on Jun 2, 2010 1:16 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Love:
1)Kings (closer and closer, finally)
2)Philly (just like the “we may not be the best, but we sure as shit are going to mess you up in the process” attitude
3) Leafs (just because of Potvin back in the day)
4) US team
5) uhh yeeah dunno
Hate:
1) Avs (hate ’em, just hate ’em)
2)Penguins(hate pretty much everything Pittsburgh, but got really sick of VS coverage of apparently the only team in the NHL
3)Canucks (being transplanted in the PNW, I got to see to much of their BS for my liking
4)Avs.. oh wait said that one, Red Wings though probably because they have so many cups and the Kings dont.
5)Ducks… blech
I’ve been reading this blog for a long time but never commented before. Seeing all this unexplainable love for the guppies (I smell a rat) forced me to post here for the first time…
LIKE
1. Ducks (been a Ducks fan ever since my buddy George convinced me to come to a game way back in 02; been season seat holder since; oh, and because Corey Perry RULES!)
2. Ottawa (was in Canada for several years; fell in love with hockey and started following Ottawa)
3. Boston (because I like the city and the Dropkick Murphys)
4. Chicago (don’t know why; like the city; they play fun hockey and I love their goal song)
5. Philly (I like their style of hockey)
HATE
1. Stars (mostly because they own our ass but also because of their annoying fans screaming “stars” during the anthem; Mike Ribeiro, Steve Ott, Marty Turdo, … need I say more?)
2. Red Wings (no explanation necessary)
3. Kings (don’t like those loser fans taking over our Ponda although I know some really cool Kings fans)
4. Sharks (sorry, no respect for the chokers no matter how much you kick our ass during the season)
5. Rangers maybe? To me they’re the Yankees of the NHL and I HATE the Yankees.
Cool:
1) Sabres
2) Sharks (entirely due to Randy Hahn/Drew Remada. Also the only NHL arena i’ve ever been in, even though i lived in New York)
3) Leafs (PPP)
4) Coyotes (Just to spite the Globe & Mail, mainly)
5) Nashville (Shea Weber Slapslots)
Uncool
1) Senators (Words cannot describe my hate)
2) Stars (Brett Hull sucks)
3) Philly (Signs every player i hate except Corey Perry)
4) Ducks (has Corey Perry)
5) Penguins (MAF is a sham!)
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
Okay folks polls are closed. I’ll tally everything then post what I have.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
i totally didn’t use reply to cheat my answer above the closing of the polls. Really.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
We’ll allow it as a mail-in ballot since you like the Sharks.
This is why you don’t allow partisan vote-counters in a democracy, folks.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
Count the hanging chad, please
Top 3:
1) Kings ( “they’re inner city children of promise but without the necessary means for a – necessary means for a higher education. So Mr Anschultzis committed to sending all of them to Lord Stanley’s Cup”).
2) Vancouver ( that city has the best Peelers in all of Canada)
3) Boston (Kick his ass, Seabass!)
Most despised
1) Flyers (Pronger & Carcillo. Their fans are the douchiest douches.)
2) Ducks (Potential to be viewed more favorably with less Brian Hayward and less fandom sense of entitlement)
3) Red Wings (Look at what they allowed fucking Def Leppard do to Lord Stanley’s Cup!!!)
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
I’m already putting together the results post so just mentally add 3 points to the Kings, 2 to Vancouver, and 1 to Boston for Likes and 3 to the Flyers, 2 to the Ducks, and 1 to the Wings for Hates.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
noooooo!! say it’s too late cause the Sharks aren’t on the #1 like list … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
Sharks fans can be proud of the results. Posting in 2 seconds.
They call me Patrick Marleau, P.I.
Battle of California
too late for the party, but because it's not on the record
Like:
1) Penguins (Mario love began before the Sharks)
2) Sharks (Shean Donovan was very cool to me)
3) Maple Leafs (soft spot for mid 90s Leafs: Potvin, Gilmour, Sundin)
4) Canucks (love the players on the roster: Kesler, Raymond, Sedins)
5)Sabres (Gilbert Perrault and the French Connection)
Hate:
1) Red Wings (hate their fans, hate their stupid traditions, actually like their players)
2) Blackhawks (just hate certain players on the team, like their legends, best logo in hockey)
3) Stars (everything but Modano)
4) Ducks (Paul Kariya making cameos in trashy Disney films)
5) Flyers (actually rooting for them over Hawks in SCF)
Patty Marleau: An Erotic Life in San Jose... to be continued?
Homer no function beer well without
hawks (20ct, big buffs and i cannot lie, sharpshooter, la ratta, nemo, capn serious, sad panda, marlboro 72… what’s not to like?)
swords (miller time)
yotes (fighters, but in a good way, props to s.doan)
dollyland (also fighters, love the d combo weber/suter)
jaws (clean skill players, i can respect that)
detroit sucks (except zetterberg who always shows up to play)
st losers (thugs)
bluebirds (thugs w/o the skill of st losers, annoying cannon)
nuckleheads (canadian thugs)
gary bettman
"They took the bar! The whole f*cking bar!" --Bluto, Animal House
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