The National Hockey League revealed the officialhashtags for all 31 of its teams on Monday. One received far more public attention than the rest. The New York Rangers, who last year used the minimalist #NYR hashtag for its social media me saging, decided that bigger may actually be better this time around. Instead of a three-letter hashtag, the Rangers opted for a full sentence,#PlayLikeANewYorker, and the Twitter reaction was almost immediate. As is to be expected on social media, there was no middle ground when people reacted to the new hashtag fans were either all for it or thought it was the worst thing in the world. There seemed to be consensus among hockey media, though: LOL . That's as bad as Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) I honestly can Wade Redden Jersey t get over how bad this is . Its an 18-character hashtag Mike Commito (@mikecommito) Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) And some fans had fun with it: Does mean theyre gonna yell at the cashier at Bagel Bo s? Kevin Schultz (@Schultz88) So the Rangers strategy this year is to complain constantly about the subway system? Jeff Yerger (@jyergs) The Rangers new hashtag is because scream really loudly at your opponent until they give up was just a little too long. Booker DeWitt (@ScoreyWebster) Of course, opposing fans from the New York area weren't going to let it slide: IslesBlog (@IslesBlog) Kyle Palmieri, born in NY but grew up in Montvale NJ, sure knows how to Devils Red Alert (@DevilsRedAlert) Some fans realized that all the kerfuffle over a hashtag has people talking about the team days before puck drop on a new season, which is the goal: The is genius. People wont stop talking about it. Mi sion accomplished Tyler Matson (@MatsonHockey) since islanders fans are trying to bash it Ive decided is the only good hashtag ever created, truly genius work, great branding, etc CATS (2019) stan account (@EpicK8lin) Jamieson Rees Jersey