not given up but have changes allegiances . I generally cheer for and follow teams because of players I like who play for them ( Sweetness and the Bears, Ripkin and the Orioles, Lanny McDonald now Johnny Gaudreau - Calgary Flames, Sidney Crosby - Pens, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchad - Bruins)
For years a buddy ran a local radio sports call in show after the Leaf games and I participated and listened .....I Got so sick of the idiotic and uneducated , irrational, dumb ass local hockey fans and the excessive and horrible , wall to wall media coverage we get here for the team .....and so while I really like a few players ( Marner and Reilly) , and do watch all the games, I get more enjoyment following the hockey boards when they lose and listening to the whining and complaining , and excuses by the crybaby fans. ( not all the fans are this way, just too many)