from Joe Rexrode of The Tennessean,

For lack of a better word that would be appropriate in this forum, let’s go with “doofuses” to describe these Chicago Blackhawks fans.

Not all of them. Just the ones who think the NHL was founded in the 21st century. I know them well because I have family, friends and many life memories in the great city of Chicago.

I’ve mixed with them in their favorite spots in the neighborhoods north of downtown, where we drank cans of a popular 1970s beer called Pabst Blue Ribbon because — like the Blackhawks — it became chic again in the 21st century. In Doofus-ese, we called it PBR....

But it’s much more than that. I got a chance to visit my favorite Chicagoans last week and posed a very subtle question to them: Is there any doubt that the Chicago Blackhawks fan base is largely made up of the biggest bunch of front-running, bandwagon-jumping posers in sports?

Here are some of the responses. And keep in mind that some of these people are, in fact, Blackhawks fans:

“All day.”

“There’s not a close second.”

“The (minor league) Chicago Wolves were more popular 10 years ago.”

“Every dude from Schaumburg suddenly has a Blackhawks frame around his license plate.”

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