NHL favorite team straw poll (End of Week 1: Devils gaining, but Rangers in control)

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Caps and Sharks open up a shocking Day 1 lead (standings at top). I can't believe we're such a bunch of sunbelt snowbirds. No wonder the northeast is losing electoral college oomph. Bracing for a comeback from the Rangers, Isles, Devils and Sabres in the coming days.

[reilly83]

Current favorite NHL team: Sabres.  

Before that in reverse chronoloical order: Panthers, Leafs, Devils, Stars, and Flames.

[BCrespi]

Big Rangers fan and feel odd that we seem outnumbered by Caps fans on this board!  Psyched for the playoffs, though I'll hate rooting against Ovechkin (though I'm sure that'll go away very quickly on Wednesday).

[BCrespi]

[quote reilly83]Current favorite NHL team: Sabres.  

Before that in reverse chronoloical order: Panthers, Leafs, Devils, Stars, and Flames.[/quote]

By this logic, shouldn't you be rooting for the Leafs now that Joe N. is back with them?

[reilly83]

For me, its not the same if he's not playing.

[Josh '99]

Rangers

[Jim Hyla]

I grew up a Canadiens (and why doesn't spell check recognize the spelling, isn't this a hockey forum? ::twak:: ) fan; yes I'm old enough that it was pre-Dryden. We had an antenna that could pick up
"Hockey Night in Canada" from Kingston, but I still don't know why I picked them over Toronto since Kingston was Toronto territory. But after spending all my time away from the pros with CU, I'm now firmly a Sabre's fan.:-/ That's a 1.0 in case you wonder.

[gonyr]

Rangers.

[Beeeej]

[quote Jim Hyla]I grew up a Canadiens (and why doesn't spell check recognize the spelling, isn't this a hockey forum? ::twak:: ) fan;[/quote]

The spell-check is your browser's, not eLF's.

[Trotsky]

Lifetime (theirs, not mine) Islanders fan.   1 full point.

Your cards and letters are appreciated.

1. NYI
2. Anybody with a Cornell player
3. Original Six
4. Canadian Teams
5. Anybody in the League before 1980
6. Anybody above 40 degree north latitude
7. Else

[judy]

[quote Hillel Hoffmann]Caps and Sharks open up a shocking Day 1 lead (standings at top). I can't believe we're such a bunch of sunbelt snowbirds. No wonder the northeast is losing electoral college oomph. Bracing for a comeback from the Rangers, Isles, Devils and Sabres in the coming days.[/quote]

I think we're just chattier. I've got chattier Caps fan people over on my knitting board so it seems we outnumber everyone else, but no, it's just cuz we're chattier.

Northeast losing some electoral college oomph helped Virginia turn blue last year. Yay! Good to know that living down here went towards something.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Most suprising no-shows so far, in my opinion: fans of Pens, Leafs.

[KeithK]

[quote Trotsky]Lifetime (theirs, not mine) Islanders fan.   1 full point.

Your cards and letters are appreciated.[/quote]
No sympathy. I'm a Jets fan. At least you have championships in your lifetime.

[Dpperk29]

I am a Habs fan.

though I do also pull for the leafs and any other Canadian team.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote KeithK][quote Trotsky]Lifetime (theirs, not mine) Islanders fan.   1 full point.

Your cards and letters are appreciated.[/quote]
No sympathy. I'm a Jets fan. At least you have championships in your lifetime.[/quote]

I'm an Eagles fan.  At least you have a championship in MY lifetime.