2011 NHL Playoffs: Who Are You Rooting For?

but I’d like to see Penguins in the East; the way they play even without Malkin and Crosby is a testament to what depth and good coaching can do.

and Vancouver in the West; I’ll be happy to see them upset, but if not then I’m ok with them going to the finals, they’re a dominant team.

For same reasons as you. Also process of elimination. If Turco was starting for the Hawks, I could possibly root for them, but he’s not, and they are the Hawks, so screw em. A true Stars fan really should have a venomous dislike for all these teams except Phoenix, and maybe Van. Pink Wings? Guppies? LA Divers? Ducks? Nash? No way. Give me the Yotes. And Caps in the East.

Then I’ll cheer for the Sharts.

Tippett’s always been a good coach. I’d like to see him do well and I also hate them the least in the West. I’ll probably also be rooting for the Caps in the east. I use to live up there and one of my best friends is a Caps fan so I’ll join him till they lose in the first round because they can’t finish. :D

to go on not having a stanley Cup.

So as long as that happens, I’m good.

In the East its the Caps for me. Always preferred them to the Pens, couldn’t see myself backing Philly or Buffalo, Rangers? Meh, Tampa Bay perhaps. Boston and Montreal I really couldn’t care less about.

Second in the West will probs the Coyotes and the Red Wings, but I’m not sure if I’d like a rival Pacific Division side winning the Stanley Cup, even if it does make the division look better.

Oh, and I also get to shout LOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU well into the playoffs too, keep the vocal chords warm n’all.

Don’t know why, but I really enjoy watching that team.

Not hard to say that they were the best team all season, and as frustrating as the 07 series was, I don’t have much hate for them, at least when compared to the rest of the West. I suppose if Modano or Turco got to win one, though, I wouldn’t be unhappy.

As for the East: Washington, Tampa and Buffalo are fine by me, although I can’t say I’m all that caring about who comes out of the East. Mostly I just want to see some good series.

Vancouver and Washington would be flat out awesome

There’s your hint

Vancouver/Chicago: I am rooting against the Canucks. Well, mostly their fans. And Luongo.

Sharks/Kings: That’s hopeless and not worth watching. Still, if the Kings could make it interesting…

Wings/Coyotes: Obvious

Ducks/Preds: Vomit. Nashville has never won a playoff series before and I like that about them. Also hate the Ducks. I’m not going to know how I really feel until I start watching those games, then my gut will tell me.

for Mike Modano. I couldn’t give a rat’s ball sack about any team in the league that isn’t the stars, but there are players that you just can’t lose your affection for. Don’t get me wrong, I still hate the Red Wings, but if the Stars aren’t going to be able to fight in the post season, then I really don’t care if they get another one if Mo gets to lift it one more time.

There are three teams I root for: Stars, Habs, and Islanders. The Stars and Islanders aren’t in, so that leaves me with the Habs. I suppose I’ll want Detroit and Chicago to do well, seeing how Modano and Turco play for them. Maybe Corey Crawford will get injured, or attacked by wolves, or something so Marty Turco can start.

The drive for twenty-five is alive! Go Habs go!

Datsyuk, Lindstrom, Modano. I just can’t root for any of the Pacific teams, even for the Coyotes. I don’t hate them like Ducks, Kings and Sharks, but they are just too annoying to watch.

I’ll go for the Caps in the East. I’ve always liked Chicago for some reason..I think it started because their red jersey has always been my favorite jersey. If they’d knocked Dallas out maybe I wouldn’t be able to root for them, but they gave Dallas a chance.

Is the new alternate jersey (a green one at that) being promised?

Im all Red wings, Hawks, and Bolts

Detroit for Mo. But, I’d be happy to see the Bruins there.

But I can divide the 16 teams into 3 groups. Teams like Washington, Chicago, Vancouver, TB I wouldn’t mind seeing win, Philly, Buffalo, Montreal, Pitt, NY would be teams that I really don’t care either way. And the 3rd group would be the rest of the West and Boston as teams I do not want to see win.

I might just watch the East and blissfully pretend nobody in the West made the playoffs.

Although if it means Modano will retire (something he really should have done last summer while he still had his legacy intact) then maybe pulling for the Wings to get to the final won’t be so bad either..

As I said in the GDT yesterday, San Jose is really the only other Pacific Division team I respect because they play the game the way it’s supposed to be played – tough, but honest. Plus their fans have always been classy around me and we have in my eyes a friendly rivalry between fan bases. Thus, I have no trouble rooting for the Sharks whenever they aren’t playing the Stars.

It’d be cool to see Turco go deep in the playoffs (even though he’s only a backup now), and while I dislike the ‘yotes, I’ll always be a fan of Dave Tippett, so I wouldn’t mind seeing him go on a run either.

I’ll also be cheering on our boys Neal and Niskanen out in Pittsburgh. Any former Star is cool in my book.

I’ve jumped on the Caps bandwagon (as I do every year), but that doesn’t tend to last long.

Just because I developed a love for Ryan Miller in the Olympics. In the Western Conference, I’ll probably go for Nashville; enjoy watching Pekka Rinne, their defense, and their never-give-up attitude on a stagnant offense.

I wish the Playoffs would just start already, I just want to forget the last part of this season.

Don’t care which one takes the Cup.

And Tippett.

The only other NHL team I allow myself to cheer for.

I hate too many of the Western Conference teams to root for them. Unfortunately, I can’t stand PHI and BUF either. I could handle Tampa, though.