I've just always thought it odd the forum was titled "Fire and Ice: The Calgary Flames Forum" but everyone posted anything NHL related in it. I could only guess there used to be an NHL forum at one point and it disappeared.
I like the split because I can look for Flames related stuff without having to wade through everything else and can then, if I choose, go to the NHL forum. As KG says, you end up missing les stuff. And really, how hard is it to click on two forums? You read the local sports and off topic and buy sell by hitting other forums, so I don't see the big deal.
I think people just need some time to get used to the split and it will work smoothly. If everyone is still whining later in the summer then perhaps stick it all back together, change the forum title and then for special occasions - like the trade deadline or playoffs break out a new forum.
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