And you know of our (Vancouver Canucks fans) long time suffering. And what we had to start out with. And now we will have the Seattle Kracken next door with all the startup benefits that Vegas had 
I've never gotten into many other sports teams. Our local BC Lions CFL football team I follow. The Whitecaps soccer team, when they are playing well. Seattle Seahawks ditto. That's about it. The only team I am rabid about is the Canucks. And I did not like watching any sports growing up. Hated how my dad took over the old BW TV on Saturday night to watch his Hockey Night in Canada. But in my twenties already, a player named Pavel Bure was drafted onto the team around '92. You may have heard of him. I was hooked after that.
I've not seen a big shift to dump n chase hockey, maybe I'm just not noticing. Some teams, who are sparse in star offensive players will use it more than teams that do. I agree its not as entertaining as watching a player dipsy doodle through the defense, but if the other team is maybe ahead by a couple goals, they may just sit back on their blueline, and dumping it in past them is the only option.
But anyways, that's one reason to watch this season's SCF. Two of the most offence forward teams. Smaller finesse players. But also with talented large puck moving defencemen.
Its not true the rest of Canada is not cheering for them. There's usually a connection, if not the country they represent, players, coaches on that team. For me, first and foremost is I'm cheering for Alex Burrows to win a Cup, as a coach. After he gave his all for the Canucks during his hockey career, and was on the 2011 team that lost to Boston in the SCF.
Secondary, it would be for the boys who were born or brought up in BC. Price, Weber, and Gallagher.
As far as wages. Yeah its grossly unfair, and more than one athlete lets it get into his head. But on the other hand, that's what the market will pay the best 800 or so best hockey players on the planet. What are you gonna do?
Olympic hockey is great too. Even less of that dump n chase. Only the best from all countries. Of course a Canadian likes it based on our record. 
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