@Young:
I’m cashing in my emotional investment on the Habs, and all sports for that matter… FYI, I earned one penny on the dollar.
Final Thoughts: The Ryan McDonagh trade for Scott Gomez put that organization back a whole decade and counting.
Oh no. Don’t jump! You have friends here!
But I know what you mean. I did the same thing with college sports teams. Ohio State football has been more of a disappointment than a return on emotional investment, on the whole. So sometime back after 2006 when they lost two national championships, I kinda just detached and am happy if they do well, but don’t really hope and yearn for it like I used to.
I must say that I it has helped a lot. I can enjoy it more now if I just don’t care as much. There were some rough years for the Wings too, where I went through the same thing (like being the No. 1 seed and losing to Edmonton back around… hey, 2006). But their slow decline for 10 years after that helped ease the transition.