Video of the Day - Buckets

Short list for me (in no particular order): Ducks, Hawks, Sharks, Pens. I could make a case against the Bruins (they’re from Boston. QED.), Flyers (Pronger), and Nashville (respect them for competing with the roster and salary situation they have, but their goonery the last couple seasons is really wearing thin).

Ducks first – and like Jeff, it’s not close. They’re dirty thugs and goons, oh and cheap-shot artists too.

Hawks next – because, well, they’re from Chicago. Their fans are the worst…by far.

Preds next – Country breakfast, can’t stand ’em – love beating them. But Carrie Underwood can stay.

Sharks / Penguins – these are tied right now (in my mind at least). I do know that I don’t want to see the Sharks in the playoffs anymore, ever again.

Hate their goon coach and their goon forwards. This goal by Cleary made me yell extremely loud. My wife wasn’t even pregnant with our daughter yet when this game happened and I’m still pretty sure the yell I gave when Cleary scored that one scared her.

ducks, pens, and flames to an extent…. iginla is ok in my book though

and my first thought being “Oh crap…ducks are gonna whine like little bitches now. Cleary in the crease….”

I must say. The video of the day is a great idea.

1. The Ducks- A. Nothing but Goons. B. Disney’s little experiment in the NHL with a movie franchise I absolutely hate.
2. The Blackhawks- A. Their Fans. B. Their Fans.
3. The Avalanche. A. Lived there long enough to their fans still harbor hate for the Red Wings. B. Listening to their radio stations say the Red Wings won’t make the Playoffs.
C. They still think Claude Lemieux hit was clean and legal.

That’s just my top three until some team and/or their fans knocks them out of the top 3.

I absolutely hate the Sharks and Pens. After that it’s any team that has douchebag fans. Philly and Boston would top that list.

Because they’re poorly run franchises and deserve to be mocked: Phoenix, Florida, Toronto, NYR. I hated the Pens because Crosby was a whiny, nut-punching toolbag. He is none of those things anymore, so I don’t hate them anymore.

Calgary used to be up there because of a Calgarian friend. But I found that linking him a freeze frame of Gelinas’ no-goal that would have clinched the Cup in game 6 2004 quiets him down.

If we’re going by fans, it’s the Hawks. I don’t really hate the Hawks team at all, and I was originally glad they were starting to play well and the fans remembered they had a team again. But the last two years have made me remember why I still call the white sox the white sux. Chicago fans are the worst in sports…

Pens fans are the worst, and Sidney Crosby is a total douche. Really irks me he’s become the North American face of the NHL.

Living in Chicago, I can’t say Hawks fans are the worst – most are just really ignorant. With the exceptions of Hossa and Kane, I don’t really dislike anyone on their team. We’ll see how the acquisitions of Carcillo and Mayers changes my opinion of them though.

Sharks fans are pretty terrible, but since they traded Divin’ Setoguchi, I don’t think I dislike them as much anymore. Plus I really respect McClellan, and I think he’s done a pretty amazing job with the team in his tenure.

2. Hawks
3. Capitals – I live in their area, with so much Caps are going to win the whole thing this year. (Most fans I’ve run into, don’t even realize they have Voukun on their team…)

Honorable Mention: Calgary – I don’t really every worry about us playing them, just hope they stay in Hockey Purgatory, too good to get a good draft pick, but missing out on the playoffs by a point every year. I love watching them lose, no spite or hate behind that, just makes me giggle like a little girl.

I’ll be honest here… I don’t hate any teams. The last team I hated were the Avs but that was way back when and we all had good reason to.

Sure, I don’t like the Ducks, Hawks, Sharks, Yotes, Flyers, or Pens, but I wouldn’t say I hate any of them. There are reasons to love each of those teams just as much as there is reason to hate them.

I don’t like any team that Chris Pronger plays for.

I still laugh when I see the video of him trying to take out Stevie in the playoffs – Steve ducks under and Pronger leaves the ice with one less knee. I know it’s not right to laugh at someone else’s injury, but he got what he deserved on that one.

I will pretty much echo what everyone else has posted..the hatred of the Avs has pretty much disappeared for me. They have no real goons like the Turtle named Claude anymore.

Ducks
Chicken Hawks
Penguins and Cindy Rosby
any team that Chrissy Pronger plays for

After 2 straight finals against the Pens… the hate lives on and so does their whining.

Being a fan of many bands from the Boston area, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Bruins, if there is such a thing. Until this past conference finals with the Bolts, the team and their fans, didn’t surpirse anyone with their typical BS, in a way you still gotta love ‘em for it.. just thought they’d be more creative.. We got it, Tampa is in Florida, where it’s hot and stuff, good one.

The Preds and Blue Jackets are the new guys on the ol’ hate list. While the Ducks and Sharks are still right there at the top for obvious reasons, of course.

The Rangers are a team to hate just because, well, they’re the Rangers. However, take out the whole “Ranger” thing and I like this young rough team and their fearless leader.. former Bolts coach, Torts. Great fun to watch and a team that “earns it” every night.