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I actually think i have never related to anything more! I was an avid sports player growing up but never a sports fan (i mean im from nz so rugby was always on but i never really cared yknow)

and then boom november last year i saw the highlights of a random nhl game (i cant even remember what game it was or who played) and it was like my whole brain rewired itself.

Suddenly i was paying $25 a month to watch hockey games and i was on twt talking plays with people i had never met. I also ended up in a similar position in that i became and *unfortunate* devils supporter. i spent all season thinking just one more win. if we can just push a little bit further. and it seemed everytime we won i was sure we were making it to the playoffs. but alas we did not and so the canucks became my playoff team.

The hope of their playoff run keeps me alive - but also slowly kills me. we talk about the feeling of hoping and then losing. but its worth it for the tiny chance of hoping and it pays off. Game 4 for the canucks (down 3-1, score 2 goals in the final 3 minutes to then win in OT) reminds me why we watch. I have never felt more excited for anything in my life.

Theres the hope that kills you. and then theres the hope that keeps you alive.

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yes!! this is spot on! i love “there’s the hope that kills you, and then there’s the hope that keeps you alive”. sums it up so perfectly!!

and man, that canucks game was NEXT LEVEL!! praying they can make a deep run - they’re my west coast team, alongside the avs hahahah.

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