I've been a casual fan for years. Grew up on the Penguins, watched every game of the Lemieux/Jagr Stanley Cup seasons. Never really got into the Blackhawks like I did other Chicago teams, though I rooted for them in their Cup year. Columbus has been so supremely bad, that they were hard to cheer for until recently. Do you also root for the Patriots, Duke basketball, Alabama football, and the Miami Heat? Just kidding. Mostly! Not sure why you'd extract that from my post because you rooted for Pittsburgh's near dynasty and then the Blackhawks in their championship year. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and the Penguins were the team on TV I lived in Chicago for 12 years and adopted most of those pro teams as my teams of choice. My college affiliations haven't changed