The author finds it cruel when the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche celebrate their origins from the Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques.
This nostalgia is used for jersey sales, which feels like rubbing it in for fans who lost their NHL franchises due to owner and league actions.
milking that nostalgia for jersey sales will always feel a bit like dunking on people who got screwed over by their owners and the league
Author's summary: NHL teams exploit nostalgia.