Last night, I was far from the only one in our hockey fans group chat saying how happy I was that the Capitals won the Cup. Judging from the game threads and other comment sections, there seemed to be a large contingent of our community who felt the same way.
I got to thinking about exactly why that is, at least for me, and I thought it was worth discussing because for me it says a lot about what I love and hate about the game of hockey and the NHL.
Everyone “fans” differently.
I’ve always found that I don’t get as attached to hating rivals as much as many other hockey fans.