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Old 02-09-2010, 05:27 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by flyvice11787 View Post
I was at an Islanders game over the weekend where they were playing the Carolina Hurricanes, and saw the Hartford Whalers booster club there. What's it been, 12 years??? Are they hoping that the team moves back? I don't get it. Can anybody explain this to me? I understand the nostalgia and all, but to still make road trips to support a team that's been gone that long?

Aren't the Whalers, or rather weren't they a farm club of the Boston Bruins? Maybe they are checking out ice rental availability for the B's down there because Boston area fans are sure sick of the Bruins.

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