I'm genuinely shocked at this thread on the main board. There are guys in it who follow 5 different teams. I totally cannot understand it. In all sports I have one team. The whole point of team sports is 'us against them'. You're alone against the attacking hoardes with only your intrepid heroes to believe in.
If you support 1/6 of the league, that must be diluted down beyond a significant level surely?
So who do you support? I get the feeling the Flyers fanbase may be a bit more....aggressive in their support than others.
I do, however, like other players from other teams. Datsyuk is one of my favorite players. I also respect other organizations such as the Wild, who have an incredible fan base despite their mediocrity. But when it comes down to it, when Datsyuk is playing the Flyers I'd love nothing more than to see him get his ass dropped.
I'm genuinely shocked at this thread on the main board. There are guys in it who follow 5 different teams. I totally cannot understand it. In all sports I have one team. The whole point of team sports is 'us against them'. You're alone against the attacking hoardes with only your intrepid heroes to believe in.
If you support 1/6 of the league, that must be diluted down beyond a significant level surely?
So who do you support? I get the feeling the Flyers fanbase may be a bit more....aggressive in their support than others.
I do not wish any other teams well, I do not support other teams, and I could care less about the success of anyone else. I only cheer and support the flyers religiously. I have always had the opinion of people who support multiple teams are not true die hard fans, because I just could not do it
I have degrees of support for various teams. Like my soft-spot for the Avs; I would never root for the Avs over the Flyers, but I like their players and their games were a lot of fun to watch in the 90s. To a lesser degree, I support teams like the Coyotes and the Isles because I want to see the less successful teams ice competitive rosters.
I do not wish any other teams well, I do not support other teams, and I could care less about the success of anyone else. I only cheer and support the flyers religiously. I have always had the opinion of people who support multiple teams are not true die hard fans, because I just could not do it
Sorry to be a pedant, but it's 'couldn't care less' That one always bugs me!
I agree wholeheartedly on your last point though, you can't be diehard for two teams.
I mean there are some teams I wish well, like the Stars, just because I like their players (Eriksson, Benn, Morrow are all made of awesome). But when they lost to the Wild I didn't lose any sleep over it but rather started looking forward to VAN/CHI.
'eh yeah don't understand that either. I have always like the Dallas Stars since I was a little kid - never as much as any Flyers teams, but I loved Modano growing up. So when it comes to it I will route for Dallas whenever they play anyone but the Flyers, gives you a fun competitive reason to follow the other conference too IMO. But I could never route for another team in the East... when it comes down to it if the Flyers are eliminated in any given year, I simply pick teams I dislike the least and hope they beat teams I dislike the most and pull for them to win.
I don't really have an AFC team in football I care for though, just whomever it playing against the Pats/Steelers/Indy any given week hahaha.
The Flyers. I tend to root for Dave Tippett's teams and Joel Quenneville's teams because they're ex-Whalers and I was a bleed-green Whalers fan (tough to root for Q's Hawks though), and I love the sport so I'll often flip a game on and end up rooting for somebody...but this whole multiple teams thing is weird to me. It's sort of an extension of the NBA fan mentality, where you have fans saying proudly how they follow players, not teams.
There are other teams that I like (Sharks, Stars, Canes), but there is only one team I love - and that's the Philadelphia Flyers.
Well said Skippy - I feel the same way. I like watching some of the Western teams play (Nashville, Phoenix, Vancouver) and specific players around the league, but I don't care whether those teams win or lose.
Well said Skippy - I feel the same way. I like watching some of the Western teams play (Nashville, Phoenix, Vancouver) and specific players around the league, but I don't care whether those teams win or lose.
My favorite non-Flyer is Shane Doan. That doesn't stop me from wanting the Yotes to fold or relocate (stops here before going off on tangent).
I can't even watch hockey unless the Flyers are playing. If they are playing, I am edge of the seat, favorite thing to watch. Never miss a game. If the Caps and Pens are on TSN, Meh, don't give a **** so why bother.
I will watch playoff hockey (non Flyers), but not really. IF it is on, I will watch, but unless I have the passion of rooting for a team, I don't watch.
No passion of mine matches Flyer love. This team is in my blood.
There are a bunch of players around the league I like, and I think the organizations that manage to build from within (without being awful for four-five years or so...) are to be commended. I also have a soft spot for two teams, Montreal (it's my brothers favourite team, and, as long as they don't beat us, he deserves to be happy) and Los Angeles. Not really sure why the last one is, it's just always been my team to wish well onto in the west.
I don't really care for any other team than the Flyers though. I want LA to beat San José, but if they don't it's no big deal. If we don't beat the Sabres though, I might need a new computer...
Flyers, but if they're not in it there are a couple teams out west that I'd "like" to see win the cup, but don't really follow them. Like this year, if Philly doesn't win, I wouldn't mind seeing the Yotes win it.
The only sports I root for multiple teams is in college sports, but even then I root for Rutgers first and foremost, then several other teams I want to win. In pro sports its Philadelphia and nothing else. The worst are the fans who say their two favorite teams are heated rivals. I have friends who like the Mets and the Phillies. Or the Giants and the Eagles. I'm sure there are more in other regions, but fans like that bug me.
That one always bugs me!
