I can't stand Pittsburgh. The Penguins are the luckiest franchise in sports if you ask me. Major bandwagon element there so I agree 110% with you. They were gifted three of the four greatest players in hockey history (Lemieux, Malkin, Crosby). Jagr was picked I think 4th or 5th. They needed Sidney Crosby to keep them from relocating. Now they have two more Cups and they're the NHL's greatest gift to earth.
I give Chicago and Boston **** equally when it comes to the bandwagon element. The Blackhawks were worse than the Bruins were just ten years ago, ESPN named them the worst franchise in sports.
ESPN.com: Page 2 : Worst franchise: Blackhawks
That being said, Blackhawks fans aren't nearly as arrogant as Bruins fans because the Bruins fans have totally ****ing piggy-backed on the success of the other three teams,
that's why it's annoying. It would be less annoying if the Bruins were the only Boston team to win a championship in the last 16 years.
Blackhawks fans are less annoying because they're the only success story in Chicago. Boston had the Patriots and Red Sox winning 5 titles by the time the woeful Celtics and Bruins were winning theirs in 2008 and 2011. "Look at all our teams winning bro!" "Broooons! (even though I can't name half the roster, who the hell is Chara?)"
There is a reason Boston is home to 3/4 best rivalries in American sports? Here we go with that Boston ego-centrism again.
The Canadiens own the Bruins, there is no rivalry, especially after a number of players have left. It was a great rivalry from 2011-2014 though. It'll go back to being dormant again. Montreal is a much better team. Lucic is gone. Weise is gone. Subban is gone. The Bruins only have a handful of players left from the 2011 Cup. Bergeron isn't going anywhere but Chara will retire or be moved soon, Marchand may leave for a payday in free agency and Julien doesn't have forever.
The Yankees and Red Sox rivalry is deader than dead. You have to be ****ing joking here. It's a total snoozefest. My friend lives in Boston and I specifically asked him about it and he said aside a few Southie bros nobody cares anymore. Just because ESPN plays it off as one doesn't mean it's still there.
New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox Rivalry Is Dead | Elite Sports NY
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Another friend of mine actually made a status about it on Facebook a few weeks ago when they played. "Oh hey everyone it's Yankees and Red Sox on ESPN. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz"
Lakers and Celtics? The Lakers are terrible and the Celtics are mediocre.
Sorry dude. Nobody outside Boston cares or thinks Boston noses their way into every rivalry that matters.
These three Boston rivalries are either deader than dead or total snoozefests right now.
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