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Only A True Hockey Fan...
Only A True Hockey Fan...
If there is one thing that I hate, it is when someone claims that they are a true hockey fan, but really aren’t.  A person who cheers only when their team scores is not a true hockey fan.  A Penguins’ fan who only respects a goal that Crosby scores, is not a hockey fan, he’s a Penguins’ fan. A Capitals’ fan who says that any hit against Ovechkin is a dirty hit is not a hockey fan, he’s a Capitals’ fan. And so in spite of all this, I decided ...
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