The Best and Worst fans of the NHL, 2009 Edition

[SabreEleven]

Don't look now, Op, But this article says that the Capitals have the 10th best fans in the NHL.

http://mvn.com/thestateofhockeynews/2009/08/the-best-and-worst-fans-of-the-nhl-2009-edition-the-top-10.html

Buffalo at #11

http://mvn.com/thestateofhockeynews/2009/08/the-best-and-worst-fans-of-the-nhl-2009-edition-rankings-20-thru-11.html

Atlanta brings up the rear..no surprise there..

http://mvn.com/thestateofhockeynews/2009/08/2009-10-nhl-fan-rankings-part-i-30th-to-21st.html

[RockStar36]

I read this as well. Kinda stupid. There is no way Chicago has the 2nd best fans in the league.

[BlackMetalNinja]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???? The "Caniacs" are only 24th? and they only show up when it's convenient???? Shocking!

[OpIv37]

sorry but I saw Sabres fans take over the Caps' arena at least 3 or 4 times. That alone should put them below Buffalo.

[Crisis]

lists like this are stupid, other than hockey-crazed cities like montreal and toronto who will always be up top even when they're losing, this list just favors the fair-weather fans and teams placement on the list is directly related to the success of the team, which has nothing to do with the quality of fans, everyone shows up to games when a teams winning, selling tickets when the team sucks shows more about a fanbase.

seriously? chicago 2nd? meh. the only non-Canadian team in the top 5 should be minnesota, who i think has sold out every game in their existence.

[SabreEleven]

The dumbest fan should the Sabres fan for buying all the season tickets this year when the FO has done nothing to improve this team.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

The dumbest fan should the Sabres fan for buying all the season tickets this year when the FO has done nothing to improve this team.

keep saying that, but it will be the Sabres that will be staying in Buffalo and it will be the Bills that are going to move to Toronto or Los Angeles or some other city after Ralph Wilson dies. Get ready for it because it's going to happen!

[Dr. Lecter]

The dumbest fan should the Sabres fan for buying all the season tickets this year when the FO has done nothing to improve this team.

If you lived in the area, you would be right there with us.

[OpIv37]

keep saying that, but it will be the Sabres that will be staying in Buffalo and it will be the Bills that are going to move to Toronto or Los Angeles or some other city after Ralph Wilson dies. Get ready for it because it's going to happen!

Not sure what you're getting at here.

The Bills have sold something like 55k season tickets, and it's their 2nd or 3rd highest year on record. They've already sold out over half the games and will likely sell out their entire season.

It's not going to be enough to keep the team from moving, but Sabres fans and Bills fans are equally dumb when it comes to paying for an unsatisfactory product (probably since most of them are the exact same people).

[Dr. Lecter]

Not sure what you're getting at here.

The Bills have sold something like 55k season tickets, and it's their 2nd or 3rd highest year on record. They've already sold out over half the games and will likely sell out their entire season.

It's not going to be enough to keep the team from moving, but Sabres fans and Bills fans are equally dumb when it comes to paying for an unsatisfactory product (probably since most of them are the exact same people).


If you lived in the area, you would be right there with us.

[SabreEleven]

If you lived in the area, you would be right there with us.

Screw you and your truth.

[SabreEleven]

keep saying that, but it will be the Sabres that will be staying in Buffalo and it will be the Bills that are going to move to Toronto or Los Angeles or some other city after Ralph Wilson dies. Get ready for it because it's going to happen!

Since you are right about as often as Haily's comet comes around, I won't lose sleep over your comments. You should work for Elklund.

[Jan Reimers]

The notion that Bills and Sabres fans are dumb, or stupid or whatever for buying season tickets, is getting old. Yes, the teams are down now, but there have been winning years and playoff runs as well.

And besides, it's fun and exciting and enjoyable to go to HSBC or the Ralph, regardless. Yes, winning is more fun, but the fans still get the opportunity to see two major league sports with all their great teams and superstars, enjoy all the tailgating and pregame parties, etc.

If you look at tickets strictly as a $ to wins thing, I think you are missing most of the fun of the whole experience.

[SabreEleven]

As a man once said...."You play to win the Game" except if you play in Buffalo "You play to make a profit and don't worry about winning as long as the fans keep blindly buying tickets"