oh im not saying i blame blackhawk fans at all. dollar bill did everything possible to alienate the fans. i'm just defending my team from accusations of bandwagoning - there really isn't much of that among flyers fans, certainly not as much as there has been with the sixers and phillies. the flyers have a fan base that's quite passionate, maybe it's not as big a base as the baseball and football teams, but it's there. To be clear, I was referring specifically to the Philly sports fans I know best. Not just flyer, but across the board for each sport. I agree with your description of Flyers fan passion. It's real, and it's a significant number. In comparison nobody cared about the Phillies until a couple years ago. As for the people I know personally, not one of them was following the Flyers three weeks ago, and now this weekend they'll all be douchebags.