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Originally Posted by Azhouse
It is good to see that I am not the only one. I watched Gretzky whine his way to multiple cups (often at the expense of the Flames) so the sheer fact that he is an Oiler makes me want him and the Coil to always fail no matter what. It has been built into me from the moment the Flames hit Calgary.
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I was one of those people chanting "whiner... whiner..." at the Dome during the heyday of the battle of Alberta, so I know what it's like to hate the Oilers. But the reason I did hate the Oilers so much was because they were so good. Far better to have a hated rivalry with a team loaded with superstars than a mediocre or lousy team. If the Oilers has the roster of the Winnipeg Jets all those years, the rivalry wouldn't be anything close to what it has been historically.
So bring on McDavid. I hope he wins multiple scoring titles. And I hope the Flames crush his dreams multiple times in the playoffs, preferably in the conference finals.