[Poe969]

Leaf plays don't get underrated...they're just not good. The media (and some posters) can't seem to stop talking about leaf players anywhere and everywhere so the more you bring them up and say they aren't bad the more people will correct you and tell you that they are bad. Kessel is a great example, there was a news story about him weekly it seemed and the media always talked about him. The more everyone talked about him, the more some people would just say he isn't that good. No one ever doubted he could score goals, it was every other aspect of his game that sucked. Now that he's on the pens, no one talks about him (except maybe leafs fans) so other fans don't have to talk about him either.

For the most part, Flames Fans are fairly humble. Sure, everyone talks about Johnny because he is good (at more than one aspect of the game, see month of December) but no one is bragging about where they are in the standings or how good anyone else is really playing. Flames Fans have hope but are realistic. Most every leaf fan talks about "this is their year, they've got __________" and won't stop talking about their new shiny toy who'll make the leafs contenders.

You're a leafs fan and you find the need to post on a Flames board...and you're never really realistic.