A Hockey Fan's Reluctant Support for the Avalanche Against the Golden Knights
By
Barry Petchesky
Front-window bakery material. Catches the eye, delivers the goods.
Summary
The article is a passionate opinion piece from a hockey fan expressing frustration with the Vegas Golden Knights during the Western Conference Final. The author reluctantly roots for the Colorado Avalanche, despite finding them hard to support, simply because they are facing the Golden Knights, whom the author strongly dislikes. The piece captures the emotional conflict of rooting for an unlikable team against an even more disliked opponent.
Key quotes
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The Colorado Avalanche are not an easy team to root for.
In any other year, in any other matchup, I'd be pulling for someone else to have their turn.
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