Worst case scenario for the NHL Finals

Anaheim/Carolina... I'll turn off the TV, and go on with my life. I'll hope the Ducks win, I'll tune in to a Andy MacDonald triple deke to win it all... I hate Carolina, like I hate Phoenix, and Colorado for stealing other cities teams and jumping on the bandwagon. It should be the Hartford Whalers, then I might give a shit.

Buffalo has been around since the invention of the calculator was along the lines of science fiction. They may deserve it.
Edmonton has a storied tradition of Cups, win, lose, another banner goes up, and the fanatical fans continue.

Hartford vs. the Ducks?

Maybe in 1993 this was a story line. The NHL could kiss their viewer ratings down to less than 1.7, less than 0.7, less than 0.0007 households. Because nobody would give a shit. Canada would go golfing, Buffalo fans would retreat to their real homes in Toronto, and bandwagon season would begin.

Funny how a change of names can do that. And how Quebec will never forgive Gary Bettman for it (1995 Avalanche were really 1979-1994-95 Quebec Nordiques)

Imagine having to watch another city celebrate almost 20 years of effort?

That's the reason the Hartford Whalers might win the cup this year. Will it be because of former Whaler Chris Pronger pumping that bitch around? Or former Oilers - Doug Weight (CAR), Mike Grier (BUF), Jochen Hecht (BUF), Todd Marchant (ANA)....... or Ryan Smyth, Georges Laraque, Ethan Moreau, Ales Hemsky, Jason Smith, Rem Murray... (EDMONTON OILERS).

One former Oiler of those years of Dallas smoking Edmonton out each and every year, will hold the Stanley Cup. Who?