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[deleted] t1_ja1l6b9 wrote

I don’t know that this would be bittersweet. That would just straight up suck.

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ZenkaiZ t1_ja3agaw wrote

finally, confirmation that I was the only thing holding them back from achieving their hopes and dreams

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justreddis t1_ja4ozns wrote

Right? Where in the world is the “sweet” in there? Like, “omg my former team immediately won a championship after kicking me out. I’m so happy for them I’m gonna cry!”

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muy_carona t1_ja52085 wrote

I guess if your friends win? But yeah, that’s not how this word works.

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TheDipCityDangler t1_ja5ggft wrote

Because in most professional sports, if you were on the team for a set period of time and leave, you would still get a championship ring. It's quite common.

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beamierhydra t1_ja8cmcm wrote

>Because in most professional sports

I'm pretty sure most professional sports use medals. Championship rings are not really a thing (other than maybe some sports that are almost exclusively played in the us)

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T_Cliff t1_ja9119c wrote

So hockey is almost exclusively played in the US?

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beamierhydra t1_ja91gr3 wrote

Is there championship rings in any hockey league outside of America?

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T_Cliff t1_ja91nru wrote

The nhl, is not an american league. Unless youre meaning north America.

It also brings players from around the world.

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beamierhydra t1_ja91qyk wrote

It's not an American league, unless I mean America? Are you OK?

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T_Cliff t1_ja924iu wrote

An American league would be like the nfl, where only American teams play in it. The nhl, has American and Canadian teams, its a north American league.

Really, its a Canadian - American league, since mexico isnt in it.

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beamierhydra t1_ja92lns wrote

Yes, Canada is in America as well, so a league containing US and Canadian teams is an American league. Besides, a US league could have Canadian teams as well. Unless you're trying to imply the Segunda Division is not a Spanish league either, because of FC Andorra?

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T_Cliff t1_ja92wvp wrote

Its in North America. No one ever refers to American while also implying Canada and Mexico. When you say "America", ppl think of the USA.

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beamierhydra t1_ja93cth wrote

That's simply not true, which was proven by me just a moment ago using "American" in precisely this way.

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beamierhydra t1_ja92zvk wrote

And in any case, the NHL is hardly even a professional sports league, since there's no relegation and promotion.

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T_Cliff t1_ja93cm5 wrote

Lol. Thats hilarious. Youre an idiot.

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beamierhydra t1_ja93f8g wrote

Good point. I'm still right, though.

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T_Cliff t1_ja93lvw wrote

Youre not, at all. You realized how stupid your argument is, then went " its not even a real league " okk then.

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beamierhydra t1_ja93qk7 wrote

This is not at all what happened. You are simply lying at this point

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Type31971 t1_jab1fm2 wrote

Yes and no. It’s man, moment, machine. Your team made changes, so did everyone else. No guarantee those team’s present rosters would have defeated you last year. That’s where the what-if of sports lives

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Frankenrogers t1_ja3m79h wrote

I was thinking the same thing haha. Maybe if it was the team you grew up watching but that’s a stretch.

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Xerostodes t1_ja3tqrv wrote

This scenario basically happened to Tyson Jost in the NHL last year, the difference being he was traded rather than cut. He’s on record confirming exactly this, he was happy for his old teammates but he bounced off of social for a while because it was actually making him sick.

Honestly feel bad for him, he was popular among fans and I know some of us wanted to see the team add his name on the Cup too.

ETA the quote - from an article by The Athletic so avoiding the paywall:

“Mentally, I was already dealing with some stuff and then you see that,” Jost, 24, said, staring at the wall in front of him. “I mean, I guess you could kind of imagine how it is. You dream of winning the Cup and then you see your best friends doing that. It was just … a lot of tears. Just sucked. I’m sure in the long run it’s going to make me a better person and player, and you just got to deal with that stuff. It’s part of the business. I know I’m not the only one this has happened to (in NHL history), but it definitely did suck.”

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durma5 t1_ja3ou43 wrote

Bittersweet would be if a I left the team after a successful season (bitter), and they had a bad season the next year without me (sweet).

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muy_carona t1_ja5250y wrote

Sort of Jared Goff? Missed a ring but now is doing alright.

Juju is probably the better example.

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Curlaub t1_ja538jm wrote

I have a friend who used to play in the nfl. He got knocked of the team by a really catastrophic leg injury and the next year that team won the Super Bowl, and the guy who made the game winning catch was playing his position for him. He couldn’t handle it. Didn’t do anything remotely football related for years. Didn’t talk about it, didn’t play, didn’t watch. It wasn’t until his kids wanted to play that he got back in, but that tore him up bad

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Everythingsamap t1_ja4lw0g wrote

It would depend on the athlete for sure. A team player who values their teammates would definitely feel this as bittersweet, since they want the win for the team and not just themselves.

Looking at a lot of other comments it seems this concept is foreign to a lot of redditors (cheering for the success of others, even at your own expense)

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Fernergun t1_ja5azh4 wrote

A more accurate one would be a player who got injured, is still on the team but misses out on a championship.

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[deleted] t1_ja1likc wrote

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Fern2234 t1_ja3rxmk wrote

Man hasn’t discovered empathy 🤔

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Reefer-eyed_Beans t1_ja4l6ke wrote

Just common sense. What's "sweet" about a team you're not on winning the championship?

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