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| Thanks to Walter Thomas Franklin for the title |
This is a non-exhaustive and speculative sports philosophy entry. I was texting with my good friend, JB, this evening, and we agreed the following:
As Canadian citizens, benefiting from this democratic country, we have a sense of obligation to support Canadian National Hockey League clubs in general.
This does not prohibit me from supporting American clubs, as I have supported the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils over several playoffs.
On the other hand, we deduce based on media and social means, that there are other Canadians, including in Metropolitan Vancouver, that I would call Nuckleheads, named after the Vancouver Canucks and Nucks, that in envy and bitterness, will often or always, cheer against another Canadian team in the playoffs. For example, if the slight underdog, Ottawa Senators win the Stanley Cup this will leave only the Winnipeg Jets and the Vancouver Canucks without a championship.
