Despite the absolutely terrible play, I have watched every single Flames game this season thus far, and at least 75 of them last year. Hockey IS just a game. Games can be taken very seriously, though. I'm a real fan. I don't have a tear in my eye when the team wins, it's simply a helper for a good nights sleep. When they lose, I'm not actually angered, with a few exceptions.. like the Chicago game, I'm slightly disappointed, but move on thinking about the more important things in life. Come game time, everything goes off, games on, drink in hand, and I'm ready to watch. Why? Because I'm a fan. I think this team has the skill to get absolutely creamed in the first round in the playoffs, and that's plenty. The only thing that can get between me and hockey is girls and family, and if something else wants to give it a try, they can go and see how far that gets them. You can't possibly leave a set of rules that you have to follow to be considered a fan. Regular fans watch the game when they see its on, Hardcore fans know every game every time every date, and they don't miss a game, bandwagon fans are the ones that couldn't name 10 players off the roster. But in the end, they're all fans. We're all supposed to get along. That doesn't really work out here though.
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