If the Canucks sign Doan, will the NHL slowly start to cheer for us, not against us?

[dangler696969]

The NHL seems to love the teams that have an old veteran and great player on the team who has never won that elusive cup. Ray Bourque, Lanny Macdonald, Dave Andreychuk, etc.

Is it possible that if Doan is on our team, we would have less haters and the NHL might possibly favor us in certain ways such as calls on the ice, and media attention? I think it is. Discuss.

[SISU]

Not a chance.

[uber_pwnzor]

Stop with the madness! The NHL referees are professionals! They don't "favor" teams.

[JordanEberle]

They would hate us more because we would be better then all of them

[CrippledCanuck]

As a canuck fan should we care ? my answer is no, Embrace the Hate.

[canuckelhead70]

I could care less what the rest of the hockey world thinks about my Canucks. I chose to cheer for them and only them and I could care less about 29 other hockey clubs.

[Dancin'Droid]

Would you hate Chicago less if they got Doan? I don't think it would other teams minds about us

[Dion Phaneuf]

Haters gonna hate

[madeincanada]

no, and who cares

[TimberWolf]

The only way to be loveable is to suck.

[Kumquats]

Yeah sure, they won't think that Doan is a dirty player or anything...

[Line Juggler]

That's why we need Doan.. So the NHL will slowly start to cheer for us!!

I knew there had to be a reason!

[TOMapleLaughs]

Yes. But that's part of the reason why we're not allowed to get him.

[CanucksFanMike]

Embrace the Hate bud!

[kmotamed]

I think the league can block our getting of Doan if it wanted...

[Aladeen]

Yeah sure, they won't think that Doan is a dirty player or anything...

[tybarber]

Embrace the Hate bud!

[John.Tallhouse]

They would hate us more because we would be better then all of them

[Heretic]

They will still refer to us as the diving, finger biting and hair pulling team...as haters have nothing better to do than live in the past - plus their teams suck and they hate seeing the Canucks doing better than their teams...

[It's Bieksa's Fault]

If the Canucks land a player almost every team wants, they'll magically stop hating us? Sounds legit.