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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I could handle the Oilers being terrible forever, but it's not the end of the world to me if they do improve on the ice. Is what it is.
However, what will be absolutely UNBEARABLE, is their fan base.
After basically 9 years of cheering for the laughing stock of the NHL, and following the worst and most embarrassingly ran sports franchise in North America.....if not the world, I'm pretty sure that if they get a little success going the majority of their fan base is going to massively overcompensate.
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That's what the issue for me is too. I can handle the Oilers being competitive on the ice. It's better for the league that way. But I wouldn't be able to handle all the fan/media hype about how a cup is around the corner and ''here come the powerhouse oilers'' non-stop. 2 minutes after the oilers won the lottery, an oiler buddy of mine was already chirping about how much the Flames sucked and messed up this season since we didn't have a Mcdavid type player and for us to enjoy our 4-1 series loss upcoming to the Canucks. We should have tanked so we could be good for the next 20 years he said. A little humbleness amongst Oiler fans and media would go a long way to making me hate them less. Hell, fans in Calgary aren't even jumping ahead of our stellar season and we're already closing in on round 2. How quickly they forget the last 9 years and it hasn't even been a week.
Getting McDavid and Nicholson (theoretically) cleaning house isn't an immediate fix. A couple seasons to get rid of the stank will be needed. Sadly Oiler fans are already planning the parade.