Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks fans are left in an unenviable position in the Stanley Cup Final. On the one hand, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner in a tightly contested Game 7 validates that the once-floundering franchise is on the right track. Conversely, it's hard to celebrate a division rival's win when you know it could have been you in the championship series.
SportsGrid Host Gabe Morency may have summed it up best, "I get both sides. Canucks and Oilers are rivals, but it seems to be as much of a media war as it is between fans. I always say, 'You are only as good as your rivals are,' and I think it motivates the Canucks players to see they went seven with the Stanley Cup Champs. It seems like older fans across the country want the Cup back in Canada and don't care who it is, but the younger fans and generation have zero national pride."
If there's a silver lining to celebrate for the Canucks, they aren't far off from skating in their first Stanley Cup Final since 2011. For now, they'll have to take solace in losing to the Western Conference, if not Stanley Cup, Champions.
-Grant White
