The Fairweather Fan

While I'm sure this happens to tons of other teams, I do write for the Dallas Stars here on HLOG, and so I'll keep it to that. Let's proceed.

We all know the Stars have been kind of shitting the bed lately, with their 7-7-3 and that horrific overtime loss to the Kings on Saturday night (well, horrific for me - less horrific for KMS2, I suspect). I'm one of those fans that will support my team and love my team through and through. I didn't even yell at them from my seats on November 2, in that 5-0 shutout loss to Phoenix. I just sat there in awe of what was unfolding in front of me, and cried a little. When I rewatched the game at home (because I did, despite how much it hurt), I didn't yell at them through my television. I sat there in silence, drinking a glass of scotch (it's my mourning drink) and thought about what the hell is going through their heads.

I don't know why I go to message boards where I know people are filled with total anger and hate, but for some reason, I ventured to the Stars message boards, and haven't been able to stop. When the Stars shut out Anaheim 5-0 last Monday night, there were people saying things like "typical of the Stars, use up all your energy in the first game and blow the last three". Um, what? STFU, n00b, be happy they won. And then they won on Wednesday, and the calls to fire head coach Dave Tippett were momentarily silenced. And then they blew it on Thursday, and some people called for more action. After Saturday, you can imagine what they're saying.

I have no problem with fans being concerned about the state of their team. Hell, I'm concerned about the state of my team. I hate the constant negativity surrounding the fans. Yeah, yeah, hockey is totally my life and really is ~*serious business*~, but I try to think positively and always look on the bright side of life (insert Monty Python joke here). I don't jump on the "TRADE TURCO TO THE PENGUINS" (yeah, cause that's going to happen...Like, when pigs fly or something) or "FIRE DAVE TIPPETT" trains. Teams have slumps. Teams have bad games. Players have off nights. It's not the biggest deal in the world.

So this was a crappy, jumbled mess of a post, so here's my main idea: Don't stop loving your team just because they have some rough times. Stick by your team through and through, and they won't disappoint. At least, let's hope they won't.