According to some questionable methodology used by The Business Journal in an article linked and discussed by Puck Daddy. We're 9th in "rootworthiness," an inverse of what the original rankings were for. But P Daddy points to our downward trend in this paragraph: Those two odd choices aside, there's no question that the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning (despite a few years in the weeds), Colorado Avalanche (ditto, although the tide's turning because of mismanagement) and Philadelphia Flyers are easy for the locals to cheer for.