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dissentowner · 03-31-2016, 06:22 AM

I am not complaining one bit. Growing up as a Flames fan in SW Ontario was brutal back in the 80's because you rarely got to see the team play. Hell, I used to tune into a Detroit radio station on my radio when the Flames were playing the Wings and that was exciting back then, to even hear the game. Before CI it was listening to games online in the early days of the internet and that was amazing. During the beginning of the alt.flames emailing group or whatever it was called. Then CI came out and I was set. Not only could I watch the Flames play every game but I watched a ridiculous amount of other games that didn't mean crap to me. Is Sportsnet coverage perfect? Nope. Do I care? Nope. I get to see the Flames play every game, all I have to do is remember the struggles when I was younger to get any Flames news at all, let alone watch them play and I count myself lucky.

03-31-2016, 06:22 AM	#10
dissentowner Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SW Ontario Exp:	I am not complaining one bit. Growing up as a Flames fan in SW Ontario was brutal back in the 80's because you rarely got to see the team play. Hell, I used to tune into a Detroit radio station on my radio when the Flames were playing the Wings and that was exciting back then, to even hear the game. Before CI it was listening to games online in the early days of the internet and that was amazing. During the beginning of the alt.flames emailing group or whatever it was called. Then CI came out and I was set. Not only could I watch the Flames play every game but I watched a ridiculous amount of other games that didn't mean crap to me. Is Sportsnet coverage perfect? Nope. Do I care? Nope. I get to see the Flames play every game, all I have to do is remember the struggles when I was younger to get any Flames news at all, let alone watch them play and I count myself lucky.