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Why? Because it goes against all the idiots who love to bash
Buffalo? Most who have never even been to Buffalo.

I have to say, that I have never been to Buffalo. And while I am glad that you enjoy the city, I must say that I am just as happy that the escalating violent crime rate, declining industrial and population growth, and the alarming rate of poverty has come to provide an affordable environment for ex-NHL players to live and enjoy that environment comfortably. Don't take it personally, its the team that most people hate, not the city. I've come to realize that a semi-productive playoff history by the Senators is open for complete and destructive criticism by other fans of the NHL (most notably, Leafs fans), even when 'their' teams (most notably, Leafs fans) haven't done any better. In the end Buffalo and Ottawa aren't that much different (In the sense that both cities enjoy NHL franchises, and both despise the Leaf Nation... comparing cities, however, I'm afraid Buffalo would be left out in the cold.) Heres to a Buffalo-Ottawa Conference Final...