Philadelphia sports misery has no comparison, despite Miami’s woes
Las Vegas hockey fans celebrate Stanley Cup
The Las Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup NHL championship on Tuewsday night. It’s the team’s first Stanley Cup, coming in only their sixth year of existance. (June 14)
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As the clock hit zero late last night, the city of Miami came one step closer to joining Philadelphia as a community of unfulfilled promise.
Within the last week, Miami has seen the Heat fall in the NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets and the Florida Panthers lose to the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Such futility would be difficult for most communities, but not Philly fans, who were probably saying, “Oh yeah, hold my cheesesteak.”
Over the last calendar year, Phildelphia fans have dealt with:
- As for hockey … outside of Gritty, is there really a reason to cheer for the Flyers?
In other words, you have a long way before you hit the frustrations felt in Philly.
