Comments on: Kings, Devils faced humble early years

By: maalea

maalea — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Yes, because the internets were very popular back then.

By: ironmike778

ironmike778 — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:27:03 +0000

44 year old Bruins fan here pulling for the Kings. Those fans and that franchise deserves it. Hope they get it done.

By: florida76

florida76 — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:58:13 +0000

In terms of humble beginnings, teams like the Kings and Blues are at the front of the line, since those franchises have never won it all since their 1967 inception. Those teams have remained in their original home cities from the beginning, so that’s a major difference when compared with New Jersey. The New Jersey Devils were born in 1982, and they had a short ten year span before those NJ fans celebrated a Cup win. The Kansas City and Colorado origins of the Devils are basically irreverent, it’s one of those technical details of franchises which have minimal value. Before the Devils began play, few people in NJ could have given a damn about what happened in KC and Colorado.

Once a team leaves a city the cord has truly been severed. Once the North Stars were transformed into the Dallas Stars, a whole new chapter began. The Cup won by the Stars over Buffalo belonged to Dallas, not Minnesota.

By: James O'Brien

James O'Brien — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:26:32 +0000

I really feel like I missed out on a great trolling opportunity by not being born yet/being an infant.

By: bcisleman

bcisleman — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:01:42 +0000

Right after Gretzky made the Mickey Mouse comment, the Oil came to the Island and were in the process of getting blown out. Isles fans started a Mickey Mouse chant.