[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by troutman

5 Stages of Grief:

The stages are:

1. Denial and isolation: "The Flames did not lose. The Ducks were just lucky. The refs screwed us. Martin Gelinas scored in Game 6."
2. Anger: "Stupid over-paid athletes."
3. Bargaining: "Just let me live to see one more Stanley Cup. I promise to stop spending so much time on calgarypuck."
4. Depression: "I can't bear to face EDM and VAN fans after all the schadenfreude I enjoyed at their expense."
5. Acceptance: "I'm ready, CGY will win the Cup in 2007."

Great post. But you forgot this stage:

6. Masochism: Repeat cycle next year beginning with step 1.


(Hmm.. maybe that attitude just means I'm still on step 4.)