Which NHL Team Have I Hated the Most Over the Years?

Since there's always speculation about who I do or don't hate, I figured I would have some fun with the topic.
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[@martinlatour9311]

He hates Montreal so much he won't even give us the respect of being in the top 4

[@McSomething15]

Hell, Detroit didn't even make the objective top 5. Though their being top 3 subjective is no surprise.

[@meh5561]

now he's acting like we don't live in his head mwhahahha

[@Wutangforever31]

personally, i hate mtl fans and media, not the actual team/players

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I can honestly say that coming across this channel in 2019 has changed my fandom as well. As a longtime Penguins fan, I would stop watching hockey every year once they got eliminated from the playoffs, and rarely had any idea what was happening across the rest of the league. But being a (almost daily) viewer for the last 5 years now, learning more about all 32 teams and their players, how the NHL operates, and just having an avenue to nerd about hockey with fellow nerds, I really think I've "graduated" from being "just a Penguins fan" to being a champion of the sport and all the people who participate in this great game (yes even Philly and Chicago) My love of hockey has never been higher, even with my Penguins about to enter some dark times. So grateful for everything you do Shannon!

[@billwalter9917]

So, as a flyer fan I’ve been through my hatred of the Pens- admittedly jealousy was the driver of it. That’s over. I love hockey so much it no longer matters. I’m getting old now and maybe I’m just mellowing out or something. I just want one more cup for my team before I move on.

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@@billwalter9917I feel like hockey is so neglected and disrespected in the national sports media a lot of hockey fans feel unified just by being a fan of the sport alone.

[@TommyBoy8771]

@@zeusthedrumlord547 completely agree. If you’re a fan of the sport you’re a friend of mine

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

You definitely hate the team i am a fan of, every time.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

As a matter of fact, though, you specifically mentioned my team at 6th in your teams cheered for. Go caps, eh?

[@closethockeyfan5284]

But actually, he hated my team back in the day😂

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@jacobeberhardt1649 Personally I hate the Caps because of CapsUnfriendly.

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

@jonmendelson1104 that's OK, stay mad when we're fucking MID this year lol

[@teethelowlife5879]

Well as a pens fan I'm Okey. I don't like Boston either 😉

[@commissioner1969]

Shannons top 10 favorites are almost exactly my 10 worst. Yet i still watch him. Hes doing something right.

[@33y33-d7m]

his commentary is so unbiased you really can’t tell which teams he hates or likes

[@markbowler7170]

Whatever neurodiversity he has looks like it works very well as a hockey superfan, makes me a fan!

[@noahvirjee1113]

It's likely the reason they are in your worst is because you don't like their fans. I don't think Shannon really identifies with any other team in the top 10 other than Vancouver (even though he talks about his fandom for the bruins and stars a lot). That might be one of the reason you get appeal from him even though your preferences differ.

[@brandontong759]

@@noahvirjee1113fans? Florida and Arizona and Jets get clowned for having “no fans”

[@BloodRider1914]

Pretty similar for me too. Habs are my all time favourite team, but I also support the Caps and Hawks due to family connections to the areas and am currently bandwagoning the Oilers cause I need a contending team to root for. So mostly on the hate list but a bit of love for the Caps

[@mpontice]

As a Pens fan and longtime fan of the channel, I just KNEW we'd be #1 haha

[@nickh4354]

I'm a lifetime preds fan, and even without being in the same conference in our history they're still number 2 on my list for that cup final lol. But nothing will ever top the fire inside of me for the red wings, seeing preds vs wings in the 2000's was guaranteed violence

[@mpontice]

@@nickh4354 Of course I have different feelings about that cup, but I'll really be rooting for you guys this year. Always loved Trotz, and I have a ton of respect for Stamkos and Marchessault. You guys are my sleeper pick to go deep / possibly win the cup. Great city too.

[@dnuck318]

Hahaha and I'm ok with that. I've loved the Pens since Mario Lemiux he's my fav player of all time.

[@Killthesefears]

You guys deserve to be #1 on everybody’s list

[@timtwoface]

Amazing how a video focusing on hindsight is exactly 20:20 in length. ;)

[@XaviRonaldo0]

20/20 isn't perfect vision.

[@jacobdill4499]

​@@XaviRonaldo0 but hindsight is 20:20

[@XaviRonaldo0]

@@jacobdill4499 that saying is flawed when 20/20 is literally average vision. All it means is you can see what the average person can see at 20ft

[@OldRustySteele]

@@XaviRonaldo0I’m 20/650 without my glasses. Since 650 is far bigger than 20, isn’t that good? 🤣😂🤓

[@XaviRonaldo0]

@@OldRustySteele that would be legally blind lol

[@axe2grind244]

As a huge Buffalo Sabres fan the team I’ve hated the most over the years is the Buffalo Sabres.

[@Atticus231]

This vindicates my feeling that the Avalanche are the team THG is the most indifferent towards. I have never felt like he has had any emotion towards them at all.

[@notentirelyanon6902]

Yes, but he hates the Red Wings. As an Avs fan, this make him our natural ally.

[@captbloodbeard]

@@notentirelyanon6902 The Detroit/Colorado rivalry is dead, has been for years (unfortunately). THG has said in past videos where he mentioned his Red Wings hate that he was rooting for the Avs during those glory days, though. But now, as someone who roots for the underdogs, it is not likely the Avs will be getting much love from him.

[@not2tees]

Nobody watches in the off season, but you're going over 5,000 views in about one hour. We like you, Shannon, we really do.

[@TheMe9595]

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[@OldRustySteele]

Oh, that would be such a superb call! Shannon, c’mon, you gotta do it. Now that Bob Newhart has died, Shannon’s “calls from Gary” are our treasured homage to Mr. Newhart.

[@archiiebarrett]

I don't dislike teams as much as I dislike fanbases, and certain players which can change over time anyway.

[@scowlistic]

💯

[@winkletown8828]

Damn good comment. However, I hate the east coast commiefornia rangers more than any team on the ice just because of where they play and the fact that they wear the colors of our flag which is disrespectful and borderline treasonous.

[@vampfashions]

Let me guess, you're in Vancouver lol

[@archiiebarrett]

@@vampfashions no, New Jersey

[@patrickmattes4935]

Well stated.

[@winkletown8828]

Two of the greatest, most anticipated words in the hockey world...... "Welcome back " 👍👍 Thank you for working hard and putting in so much effort for us all.

[@catdee609]

I knew where the Oilers were gonna be based on his Cheered for list LOL

[@Newbobdole]

Just so long as the Charleston Chiefs don’t make the list, it’s all good

[@OldRustySteele]

Old Tyme Hockey! Eddie Shore! Toe Blake! Puttin’ on the foil, Coach.

[@Leafer55]

Think he'll show Speed Racer here.

[@Gagegehris]

Right before he was about to say who was #1 I said oilers, and then he put the magnet on the board and I felt so smart

[@vampfashions]

You know the hatred is deep when the power rankings don't see the Oilers when they win 16 in a row.

[@JaredLS10]

Thank you for helping us get thru the dog days of the offseason.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Proof the Ducks attempt to convert him are working. Love to see it.

[@theepeefencer2021]

As a penguins fan I apologize for nothing 🤣🤣🤣

[@ADGarvey1]

I f'n knew it. THG hates the Pens.

[@Razahoo7]

Who doesnt

[@Wayf4rer]

@@Razahoo7 Time heals all wounds. Used to hate them horribly but now I just appreciate the good teams they had.

[@omfg322]

oh no the poor penguins who've had 3 cups in a decade and one of the best dynasty of recent, when will things start going their way -steve dangel

[@sctvfan1313]

I kinda love that the penguins made top 3 - im a huge penguins fan -- always will be and still kinda love how some still hate my team.. even after this looooooooooong cup drought they are currently on (you have to agree, sid needs one more)

[@Nikkerman]

Not hard to see when they stopped the sharks, sens, and preds from winning their first cups

[@billyscarbrough]

It’s channels/media in general like yours that turned me from a Devils fan to a fan of the league. I still watch every Devils game, but I missed out on so much growing up not truly paying attention to other teams. I feel like it’s so much more fulfilling now being invested in all the players, trades, stats, awards, etc. Also, my team sucking for the last decade may have had something to do with it too

[@fubartotale3389]

"Don't hate nothing 'cept hatred" - Bob Dylan -

[@SaintsInHell24]

As a Flyers fan, I am highly offended that the Flyers aren't on the objective list.

[@joeb2151]

I was writing that comment and then said I'll bet somebody beat me to it. But I was going to say it was utterly disrespectful for him to leave Philly off the top. I know he has no reason to, but I feel the Flyers have earned it.

[@brendanwoerner3352]

That is called bias.

[@Rockhound6165]

Because we're not a threat to anyone. But hell, I'm probably the biggest Flyers fan who follows this channel and I'm beginning to build a hatred toward them.

[@juliansykes6668]

I don't think the Objective list is important. Its all about long-standing Subjective inner feelings and I am gutted we did not make top 3!!

[@run2fire]

The Flyers are still the most hated by Penguin fans

[@curtwenzlaff710]

Great video, Shannon! Fellow Canuck fan here - PTSD from the 80's Oilers to ever want to wish them MORE Stanley Cups, especially at the expense of the Canucks. I tend to dislike individual players now, rather than entire teams.

[@curtisk595]

I commented on the rankings of defence men that Shannon likely had PTSD from the 80´s Oilers and hence ranked Coffey so low … now seeing his also dislike of the Penguins that Coffey was a part of … yup, it all makes sense … PTSD 😂😅

[@vampfashions]

Yeah didn't we do great in all those Smythe Division playoff rounds against Vancouver and Winnipeg lol

[@nickh4354]

I just don't see how you've managed to stay a fan of both vancouver and boston through the years. God the voices in your head must have been real angry with you for a few years

[@naturevalleysteve]

love you! i would always play you during my study sessions during nursing school! could not have done it without you and your list! now i am a registered nurse!

[@Marekw1976]

"Let the hate flow through you"

[@chrisstorment1123]

Awesome..short and Vader sweet

[@OldRustySteele]

As soon as Shannon explained the basis for the Objective vs. Subjective list, I guessed my Blues would appear somewhere mid-pack in the objective and not at all in the subjective. After all, it’s hard to hate a team that took 52 years to win our first and only Stanley Cup! On a semi-related note, despite growing up in STL and being a Blues fan since 1968, my 2nd favorite team is….the Blackhawks! Yeah, weird, huh? First pro game I ever went to was when I was 11 and it was the St. Louis Braves of the CHL, and they were a Chicago farm club and wore the same sweaters as the Blackhawks. Plus, the few NHL games we got on TV tended to be from Chicago, when Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita were in their prime. And finally, in my late 30’s, I lived in Chicago for 6 years and went to a lot of games at Chicago Stadium. Always interesting to hear how various people “choose” their favorite teams. Some are hometown teams, some because their dad or mom had a favorite, etc.

[@14Rocket]

As a Pittsburgh fan, this hurt before I watched it, and after i watched it.

[@winkletown8828]

Don't let it hurt you, embrace it. Whenever people say "I hate the Penguins " I smile and reply "Crosby and Lemieux forever " and watch them get mad. 😎

[@cptn_chromo3189]

Hahaha I'm glad I helped spark some great content for the offseason. THG is the GOAT when it comes to hockey content on youtube. You still hate the Blues tho 😂🤣😂

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

It’s ok to the the Wings for the past, as long as your root for them in the future :)

[@pavelsluka9180]

Not even “”dishonorable “mention of Avalanche…. I like this list Shannon ♥️✌️

[@drewcormier8493]

The offseason, where the points are made up and the rules don't matter!

[@HockeyFan102]

I’m surprised and shocked Shannon didn’t put the kings on there. I feel like most of the time he doesn’t care for the team or location but hey I’m not complaining haha.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

I'm glad THG is neutral towards my Avs.

[@MrBlazemaster525]

I'm surprised Montreal are so low considering they're a bad matchup for Boston lol

[@burts3781]

Objective and subjective? "You keep saying that. I don't think they mean what you think it means." lol

[@jarrodwolfert5189]

I have been watching shannon for as long as I can remember(subscribed 2017). I am a 24 year old goaltender who is a fan of St. Louis and grew up in Arizona(very sad rn) and I can confidently say this is the best video THG has ever released. It even has the first ever cut I’ve ever seen from him(maybe not first ever but at least in awhile)

[@squiggleface3631]

Nortth Stars & Bruins had some crazy brawls in the early 80s ... That must have been some conflicting times.

[@kango7112]

Can you do your annual ranking 1st overall picks video pretty please?

[@ianwhipple8842]

I second this, Shannon!!! Pretty please?!

[@darkphoenix2]

I can understand being mad at the Wings 25 years of success but man it must have been hard to REALLY hate a team with such cool guys like Yzerman, Fedorov, Shanahan, Larionov, Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Zetterberg...do I need to keep going?

[@rfjohnson69]

As a Blackhawks fan, I can say it was not hard at all.

[@dannik9932]

You forgot Chelios, Hasek, Robitaille, and Hull. All cup winning Red Wings legends. 😈

[@wadekevin2074]

I'm not surprised at your oilers pick. I was pretty sure that was your pick. As an oilers fan, it was apparent to me.

[@thebestwingsfan]

Funny about Detroit beating Vancouver in 2002 because I have such fond memories of it for being the first Wings playoff series I ever watched.

[@brandonr.2807]

I knew THG had some "Caniac" in him!! love it!

[@19CSS]

It’s confirmed, THG loves VGK!

[@OttawaRocks]

Over the decades have rooted for the Habs, Kings and Sens. Since the mid-90s it transformed into just the Sens. Love that Shannon has the Sens quite high on his favourites list. Have to agree with Shannon that hating on any teams these days is not quite the same as it used to be, especially as one gets an appreciation of how different teams are built etc.

[@jimmiller3139]

In rural Nova Scotia in the 70's there was one hockey game a week on TV, Saturday night, Hockey Night In Canada. Every game was either Montreal or Toronto so, as a Bruins fan, I could only ever see Boston play those two teams during the regular season. Other than Sittler's 10 point night, not many Leaf's games left an impact. Montreal, on the other hand, was probably the most impactful team they faced in those years. As a long time Bruins fan, I would absolutely put Montreal # 1 on my list.

[@squiggleface3631]

Islanders were one of my FAVE teams in the 1970s. For me, as a kid, the early 80s were the best time being an Islanders' and hockey fan. It was a fantastic time with amazing hockey memories. Since I grew up in Saskatchewan, I didn't have a geological preference or major loyalty to any specific hockey team in the mid-1970s (no Oilers, Jets, or Flames until 79 & 80). For a province with no NHL club, this was the closest thing. Islanders were loaded with Sasky players at the time ... Trottier, Resch, Gillies, Bourne, Lewis, Henning. One of my aunts said she was related to Henning through marriage. A buddy from my childhood was also related to Bourne. ~ I finally fell off the Isanders bandwagon during the Mike Milbury/fish-sticks era. I can't believe the Islanders had Milbury in their organization for TWELVE YEARS! He was the worst person to coach or manage a professional hockey organization EVER. This was the era I became indifferent with the club and they became "just another hockey team". Milbury devastated that once proud franchise. Brutal. ~ I still have a soft spot for them though... but they've been a below average club for the past 30 years. At times, they'd tease you with promise. And I've never liked Patrick Roy ... So I'm still a little conflicted with my once-strong attachment to that franchise.

[@bertthejetspeed5442]

2 of my 3 favorite teams are on the objective. My 3 favorites are #1 Toronto due to Salming, #2 New Jersey due to Stevens and #3 Islanders due to Potvin (I'm not from Nort America, so it's not as bad when I cheer due to a player or something). Good video Hockey Guy, always love it when I see a video from you.

[@geoffstonehouse5829]

I'm surprised Calgary isn't on the objective list. Game 7 overtime over dallas a couple years ago, Winnipeg in the play in round a couple years before that, game 7 overtime vs Vancouver in 2003... and that's just what I remember since I started watching hockey in 2000.

[@Zach-ro1xg]

THG has been my favourite KZbinr since 2021. Shannon is the best

[@captbloodbeard]

As a very very long time Red Wings fan, I have to wholeheartedly agree with your choice of top 2 picks on the subjective side.

[@georgenelson8284]

Hawks fan here. I KNEW IT! 😂😂😂

[@malcolmvanstralen3474]

As a leaf fan, I’m surprised they weren’t on your top liked or hated lists! People tend to have strong feelings about our team and fan base (sometimes warranted, sometimes not!)

[@amazingkook143]

I actually like the Offseason vids more than the regular season vids, they just have a different quality to them that make them more interesting to me.

[@mNag]

I like how 6 of the top 7 teams were all teams who you could loosely argue had dynasties during that time. And I called 1-2-3 on the objective list before the video started. I wasn't sure if it was gonna be Edmonton 1 or Chicago 1, but I was leaning Edmonton, but was also certain you'd have Chicago higher than Edmonton on the subjective list.

[@KevinLynch1717]

A nice gate list to help us all vent our frustrations!

[@justjohnny420]

Dan Cloutier is probably still having nightmares over 02

[@Jon_FM]

I am okay being number 1 on a list right now. :D

[@jamesturner44]

As a Flyers fan, I'd like to say to Shannon, 2010! surprised that was not mentioned. And the reply to that is 2011, and Game 6 too 😁

[@grahamdamberger7130]

Wonder if this year played any part in knocking the Oilers up to #1 on the Objectively Hate list (beat Vancouver in 7 in Round 2, then Dallas in 5 in Round 3), or if they were already in that spot prior to this year.

[@TheSamzidat]

Thanks for the daily content

[@Nikkerman]

Great vid! To keep up the engagement, i'll do mine and others can do the same Top 5 favs: 1. Capitals 2. Devils 3. Canucks 4. Blues 5. Leafs Top 5 most hated: 1. Penguins 2. Rangers 3. Lightning 4. Avalanche 5. Blackhawks

[@kenkunz1428]

I'm a Blackhawks fan. They are the only team I pull for. I can't say I dislike any teams. When the Hawks don't make the Playoffs (Which is always nowadays) I just enjoy watching the Cup Playoffs and hope for good series.

[@lenaforsgren]

As a Wings fan I’m also enjoying the playoffs despite them not qualifying. 😊 I really like some of the teams that do qualify, however, so that helps.

[@NGC-7635]

Shannon 🤝 Wings fans *hating Pens and BlackHawks*

[@jim7297]

As a Hawk fan I am really surprised we were not number 1 on both. Since the beginning of your channel I always thought that you HAD to hate the Hawks. Hell I would have.

[@madhousemilitia82]

Those games from 2009 to about 2012.

[@bavier6355]

We have similar feelings toward the Sabres lol, most of my life they were a team I was pretty neutral on but over time and especially recently it feels bad to see them lose. Nobody deserves to have so little success while simultaneously watching their own ex star players find success with other teams. I cant even imagine it man its just brutal. When Fleury got taken from the pens and Quick got traded from the kings (my personal top 2 teams) that was painful enough for me but even then it seemed somewhat justifiable at the time (personally I hated both of them a lot when they happened but i could at least see why. Definitely didnt agree with either tho) but even with those reference points I dont think i can fully grasp how it would feel to see Jack Eichel win the cup and then the multiple ex Sabres on this Panthers roster. It just has to end some day hopefully soon.

[@tygrkhat4087]

Seeing Ryan O'Reilly or Kyle Okposo win a Cup was OK, they paid their dues. Seeing Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart win Cups is infuriating, because they were supposed to be the among the core of players to help the Sabres finally win a Cup.

[@leematson8484]

Subjective, objective existential List THG!? I’m following-but that’s pretty deep Sir.

[@VinceSoori]

Canucks vs Habs in 1975 NHL play offs.

[@tcoram1]

also the very first time the Canucks won a game against the Canadiens, if I remember correctly.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@tcoram1 but otherwise they got destroyed in that series.

[@Peacy27]

Personal subjective top 10 as a Minnesota and Montreal fan who started watching around 1996 : 1- Toronto 2- Pittsburgh 3- Carolina, because of 2006 4- Vancouver 5- Colorado 6- Dallas 7- Detroit 8- NY Islanders, now I love them 9- Washington 10- New Jersey

[@thekreal8703]

Could have sworn Colorado would show up but glad they didn't

[@weskan8722]

I was thinking that too, but realized that they don't have enough history. Avs came in in 1996, so 15 years of not being on the list and Quebec wasn't any good before that. I'm sure the Avs had points but couldn't compete with the teams that have been there from Shannon's day one.

[@wadekevin2074]

I was surprised they didn't make the list.

[@Dryflyonly86]

THG, the KING of hockey media

[@AdamSandoval-yi8zm]

As an AVS fan. Hate St. Louis, Dallas, Nashville, Minnesota, and Utah

[@christhornycroft3686]

I hated the Rangers for years after 1994, especially for the 1st period of game 7, which I felt wasn’t called fairly. But that’s long over. I’ve rooted for them a few times when Lundqvist was in goal.

[@TheMikeyb86]

I guessed Oilers and Penguins at the start of the video! Though I swapped objective with subjective. Love the list videos!

[@andrewsokol2717]

LOL, it wasn't until you explained why the Oilers are #1 on the Objective list that I understood the difference. But makes sense. As an Oilers fan since the 80s, I think it's cool that you don't hate them as much as you should! I have always kind of liked Vancouver and rooted for them over the years. Even today.

[@mortished]

It's hard to love/hate so many teams ! 😂 ... that's 2/3 of the league to root for/against ! The worst is probably to be so irrelevant that your team is not on either side of the list ! 🤣 I tried to play the game (and have very different alliegances than you) but honestly only the top 5 is really relevant to me LOVE : 1-CH (I'm french and old enough to remember the last Stanley Cup : natural choice) -2- BLUES (same : French heritage and conveniently an American team in the west by opposition to Montreal) - 3-PENGUINS (Mario Lemieux 'nough said) - 4-RANGERS (only nhl game i ever attend was at MSG) - 5-AVALANCHE (love Colorado) - 6-RED WINGS (Great logo, great teams over the years) - 7-FLYERS (greatest logo in sports ... the orange jersey is wrong though) - 8-OILERS (that 80's team is hard to ignore) - 9-WILD (miss the northstar) - 10-BLACKHAWKS (I don't like them ... St Louis rivals ... but I needed a 10th and i kind of like their look) HATE : 1- STARS (Dallas sucks AND they stole the North Star) - 2-LEAFS (as a Habs fan and because unlike the Bruins they didn't deserve any kind of respect for the way they performed for most of my life) - 3-LIGHTNING (I hate the fact that they brought the cup to florida, that they beat the Habs in their last cup finals, their present team and their look) - 4- CAPITALS (Ugliest jersey in the league AND logo, no love for their players) - 5-BRUINS (they should be higher but it's comforting to know that as good as they can be they will always fuck it up and be loosers) 6-PANTHERS (florida ... and now they won ... with a team that i kind of like which is annoying) - 7-FLAMES (they look stupid) - 8-GOLDEN KNIGHTS (Why everyone seem to believe Vegas is cool ? It's not) - 9-BLUE JACKETS (It's actually hard to really hate them, they have a history of being dull and irrelevant ... they're sometime really hard to watch) - 10-DUCKS (the Mickey Mouse team is the one too many in Cali)

[@ConnPatMan009]

I feel like it says a lot that the Pens are your most hated (at least in 2016) team, and I'm a huge Pens fan. Yet I love your content.

[@epo6831]

I pity adjacent Buffalo as well. The weird thing is the connections between Buffalo and Carolina, not just in hockey but NFL too

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

When I saw the magnets on the whiteboard with no Habs I thought "what kind of Bruins fan is he?" 😂

[@StreetComp]

I’ve been a Caps fan since the 80s so Pens are easily my most hated team, forever and not even close! But I gotta add that starting fantasy hockey in 2006 has made me more open to rooting for anyone if they are helping me win

[@pizzapeku8]

Ducks be like: Wait a minute there...

[@senorsoupe]

As a Canucks fan I'm surprised Shannon didn't put the Canucks on the board given how frustrating they can be

[@garymauk2963]

Always love your lists THG! I feel like your brain works in much the same way as mine!

[@Triggerbehappy3D]

you should do a video on the history of the battle of Alberta, i think it would be really interesting!

[@nickelliott1174]

Blackhawks Red Wings, Maple Leafs, basically hate leftover from early Blues rivals from 67 to mid 80s.

[@LaneBatman-c2v]

I was wondering what you thought of the AVS… still wondering…. Haha. Redwings were maybe the most hated team in the avs first year here in Denver and it was such a rivalry. When’s the last time goalies fought? Coaches almost fought if I remember right. I’d imagine they (avs) make the list if they knock out Dallas this year. But it’s good to see that you’re a logical thinker. If you love hockey and respect and like different players over the years, they change teams and homogenize the league. And I’d have loved to see McD win the cup this year… for sure root for them as a number two (very distant 2) in the western conference. I really have no love or hate for any eastern teams. Just individual players I like watching. I don’t like Dallas, obviously. Vegas either, but don’t think they’re a likely threat now. Dallas is, still fun to watch talented players do amazing stuff. Always a fan of that.

[@alexandermitchell148]

I expected SJ on here for sure. Being a canucks fan anyways

[@bartphlegar8212]

It's interesting Shannon, that you mention how your allegiances float around through the years. Same with my 63 year-old ass. I haven't had a favorite team per se for at least 15 years. My own current septofecta, if you will, in no particular order, would be: LAK, ANA, CAR, VAN, MTL, BUF, and...Well, I guess you can trim it down to a sextofecta now since the Kachina Dogs are no more. (Like you Shannon, I will reserve judgment on the Water Bottles in SLC.)...It's not a matter of loyalty or lack thereof, but rather the fact that team personalities change, personal prejudices change through the years, and probably most importantly, as you get older you start to appreciate the histories of given teams. For instance, Detroit. Used to HATE them with a purple passion. I kinda like 'em now. Instead of focusing on the team itself, I started to appreciate things like their heritage, their quirky traditions, and the fans of Detroit, who quite unfairly are subjected to constant ridicule. And the fact that you learn in your old age to stop hating people and teams because they're good. I could recite the same story about MTL...I started watching hockey at about six years old. My original allegiance was to the St. Louis Blues. Mainly due to the Plager brothers. (Look at my name and you'll probably see why a six year-old would afix to a trio of defensemen.) I liked the uniforms, and I liked the way they played. Over the years I traveled and resettled due to my professional life, and picked up the local teams as happened with LAK and ANA. COL, liked them living in Denver during the Sakic-Forsberg-Roy years, then after I didn't - mainly due to their present-day, super obnoxious broadcast team. (I can't stand homers.) Which brings me to the two teams for which my disgust and visceral hatred has remained constant - BOS and PIT. The broadcast homerism (bye, Jack!), Boston's obnoxious, pity party prone fanbase, and Pittsburgh's homers, plus decades long overexposure during the NBC years, and the procession of five minute majors that were called anytime an opponent sneezed in the direction of Sid the Kid. (It's funny. I know and like both of those cities, but can't stand their sports teams.) CAR. Raleigh is my birthplace, but that's not why I pull for the Canes. I pull for them because they (the team and the fans) are the perennial black sheep of the NHL; ignored, ostracized, and disrespected by the media, especially the Four Letter Network. And thanks to Don Cherry calling them a "Bunch of Jerks", he galvanized the local fanbase there into what I consider now to be a stable franchise. BUF? Anybody with a heart has to root for Buffalo. Between them, the Coyotes, and the Sens, it's hard to imagine what goes through the mind of a die hard fan of these teams...

[@biffstrong1079]

Yes it's interesting how it evolves over time. I used to hate Boston and Philadelphia. I tend to like original six and any surviving second six teams now. I loved the minnesota north stars so I hated the Dallas Stars when they scooped them up. Had a big dislike of the trap Devils. Dont like the Leafs. Didn't like the Nordiques. Hartford Whalers were my favourite WHA team. I always liked the jets though it sort of evolved into sympathy or dare I say pity. I was in Calgary for 20 years so I have a lot of hate left over for Edmonton. No hate for Vancouver cause generally not that big a problem. I dont know what my list is now. When I look over the last six years I get 1. Vegas 2. Toronto 3.Edmonton 4. Philadelphia 5. San Jose Since 69 though I get 1.Boston 2. Edmonton 3. Philadelphia 4.New York Rangers 5. NJ 6.San Jose 7.Washington 8. Vegas 9. Quebec 10. Dallas Not Surprising for a life long habs fan who moved to Calgary in the 80's. Edmonton and Philadelphia and Quebec and Vegas actually come out tied.

[@nefariousnektarios]

9:56 , 19:58 jokes on you sucker! Just kidding thanks for the amazing content as always! Also I love that spider/ candy cane All Star Jersey, was eyeing it on ebay a few weeks back. ps. 20:03 spoke too soon lol XD

[@larslan1975]

I knew Penguins & Oilers would be tops,been following for years!

[@atomiczam4066]

Totally off topic, but with the release of the 24/25 schedule we know next year the team that travels the most, Dallas, with travel almost twice as far as the team that travels the least, Pittsburgh. I know it's always been lopsided in favor of the East, but that seems pretty bad. Could be a fun video to look back at who traveled the most and if/how much it hurt their performance through the years.

[@jonmendelson1104]

It's worth noting the travel distance includes the Global Series games in Finland as part of the travel distance. Obviously they still have to travel the distance so it's fair to include it, but there's a fairly sizable gap between the games before and after those games to somewhat offset that travel distance. That's 5,154 miles each way (preceding and subsequent games are back in Dallas) or 10,308 miles total. Of course they'd have had to travel some distance to get to Florida for one of those games, but it's tough to determine exactly the travel distance since it's unlikely it would've been a trip to Florida for one game before heading straight back...they could've combined it with their trip to Tampa on November 23rd.

[@vincetuss8136]

Montreal-North Stars in 1971 went Montreal’s way, and in 1980, it went Minnesota’s. And yes, I know it’s out of your timeframe.

[@awolfdrawsnear5864]

Objective: Chicago, Detroit, Dallas Subjective: Dallas, Nashville, Pittsburgh - a lifelong Blues fan

[@madhousemilitia82]

Being a Hawks fan: 1) Blues 2) Wings 3) Vancouver (2010's) 4) Nashville 5) Dallas

[@Peacy27]

I absolutely love the off-season content 😍

[@russellshock-up6ns]

My favorite videos! I can't wait to see where the Red Wings are at!

[@humankirk9196]

Just curious why the Nordiques arent on the supported teams list