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Originally Posted by Walter Reed
Hmmmm .... I wouldn't say Flame fans are jealous, .... after all who would be jealous of a club that has been losing as often as the Oilers have these past 3-4 years. I'm sure Flame fans wouldn't wish that for themselves. No, I believe that fans dislike seeing their most hated rival benefit by selecting 1st and theoretically selecting the best available player. If it were Tampa, New Jersey or the Islanders picking 1st 3 in a row, while I doubt they would be cheering, they wouldn't be as vociferous in their distain either. It's called rivalry ....
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Jealous the Oilers have sucked and got top picks or dislike them getting the top picks. However you want to put it the fact that both teams have sucked for years and they at least have got something out of it is the root cause.