So Long, Silver Seven

by Outbox on Jun 2, 2011 12:16 PM EDT

I have been a huge hockey fan since I was a kid. I started out cheering for the Rangers, then the Maple Leafs and Coyotes. The Senators have been my favourite team since 1998, and for the last 13 years I have faithfully cheered for them, despite them seemingly always being the underdog. A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon this site, and have been following regularly and contributing sporadically. The highlight for me was being invited by the Silver Seven head honchos to join a fantasy pool for the first time ever, and finishing a very respectable 4th out of 20, including my shocking 8th-seed upset of 1st-seed STP in the first round of the playoffs!

However, it is time for me to say goodbye, both to you fine folks here and the Ottawa Senators being my #1 team. Saturday morning I will be purchasing season tickets, my basement will slowly change lose the black and gold to be replaced with blue, and I will begin cheering once again for my hometown team. It's about time.

Good luck next year!

- Joel in Winnipeg

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Enjoy!

And congratulations on getting your team back, I’m so happy for Winnipeg. :D

Was nice having you here!

An Ottawa Senators supporter in Toronto, Ontario. I am cool like that.

by Adnan on Jun 2, 2011 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

Traitor!

Just kidding. Enjoy your season tickets, and please don’t be a stranger!

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by Mark Parisi on Jun 2, 2011 12:33 PM EDT reply actions

What fair weather fans Winnipeg has. One day they’re Senators fans, next thing you know they’re hopping on some other bandwagon:)

Happy to hear you got your team back, I’m sure there are lots of Winnipeg fans doing the same.

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by modsuperstar on Jun 2, 2011 1:16 PM EDT reply actions

Well ok,

….as long as you cheer for the Senators against the Leafs!!!

by DW19 on Jun 2, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

Can we still be your

Eastern Conference Team? lol

by alfie4PM on Jun 2, 2011 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

I will remain steadfast in my Senators fandom, in spite of the locals.

Sorry Winnipeg.

by Mike Hurley on Jun 2, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

I love you!

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by Adnan on Jun 2, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Go Jets!

I’m also a Winnipegger and will be picking up the new team to cheer for. Coincidentally, I’ll be moving to Ottawa late June, so I’ll still be cheering for both teams. Funny timing.

The Jets-Sens games are gonna be awesome, dunno which jersey I’ll be wearing. Thankfully they’ll be out in the Northwest division after next year.

by SpezzDropPass on Jun 2, 2011 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

Just don't do a Frankenjersey and we'll be cool

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by Mark Parisi on Jun 2, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Justin?

by spatial.taxes on Jun 3, 2011 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Born in Ottawa, raised in Winnipeg.....

…so when the Jets left town, it was an easy transition regarding whom to cheer for next!

Now that we have our team back, I don’t have to travel as often to watch the Sens.

I guess I’ll have to take the chance of being mobbed by fellow Winnipeggers for wearing an Ottawa jersey when Alfie and the boys are in town! It’ll be worth it.

GO JETSENS GO!!

by The Ghost of Radek Bonk on Jun 2, 2011 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

I got your back.

by Mike Hurley on Jun 2, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Likewise, Mike!

Woooooooooooooo!!

by The Ghost of Radek Bonk on Jun 3, 2011 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Enjoy the good times!

But just because the Jets are back doesn’t mean you have to abandon us. You’re still very welcome to come around and share your thoughts on what’s going on!

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by Peter Raaymakers on Jun 2, 2011 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

Of course the Sens will still be my #2.

And count me in for that fantasy draft again.

Gear for Jets/Sens games: Jets jersey with a Sens hat and scarf and Moose cape. That’s if I can get tickets. The presale is likely to sell 7,000 season tickets, leaving a mad dash on Saturday at noon CST for the last 6,000!

by Outbox on Jun 3, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Good for you. One team in the West (next season) and one in the East.

Winnipeg gets a decent core from Atlanta. You need two to pieces until it’s set up for the playoffs.

by Acer9 on Jun 3, 2011 5:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think that the new team will change my favorite team, at least not that fast. I intend to go to every ottawa a game in Winnipeg wearing my sens jersey, and I will force my girlfriend to do the same! I love that we have an NHL team back, but the sens have been my favorite team for a long time, and that will not change.

by spatial.taxes on Jun 3, 2011 8:03 AM EDT reply actions