As I’m sure I’ve said before, while I am primarily a Vancouver Canucks fan, I’m also a fan of hockey in general. As such, there are several teams I’m interested in and would like to see do well.

I was thinking about this the other day, and while I had already determined which five teams I was most interested in watching, I figured I might as well go all-out and sort the entire league along those lines. So here’s my list of NHL teams, sorted by how interested I am in watching them this season. (They’re also sorted within the categories from most-interested-in to least-interested-in.)

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Favourite Team:

Vancouver Canucks

Secondary Favourites:

Tampa Bay Lightning
Phoenix Coyotes
New Jersey Devils

Teams Whose Games I Will Attempt to Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
Florida Panthers
Philadelphia Flyers

Teams Whose Games I Will Put On In the Background While I’m Doing Other Things:

Chicago Blackhawks
Buffalo Sabres
Carolina Hurricanes
San Jose Sharks
Washington Capitals
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers

Teams Whose Highlights and Boxscores I Will Look At:

Columbus Blue Jackets
Boston Bruins
Atlanta Thrashers
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
New York Islanders

Teams I’m Pretty Much Indifferent About:

Colorado Avalanche
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota Wild
Ottawa Senators
Nashville Predators

Teams I Would Rather See Lose:

New York Rangers
Calgary Flames