[Cali Panthers Fan]

I don't even need a calendar anymore. I can tell the seasons by the types of Oiler fan posts that show up around here.

I especially loved the whole "I wouldn't trade the Oilers roster for Calgary's". Mentions of a new dynasty right around the corner (this time for sure! presto!). "The Oilers have a mystique to them that the Flames never will"...I mean, wow. Seriously? I swear to god this is Kevin Lowe incognito.

You get more media coverage at this point because you keep drafting high profile players and going nowhere. Hell, we've had to instill lottery changes simply due to your team's ineptness. And it isn't just a rough stretch, it's historically bad. We're talking worst of all time sort of bad. Yet time after time we get this attitude of self-importance that Oiler fans have because of "that one time Gretzky was on our team". You seriously think that's why you get UFAs now? Well then you really are stuck in the 80s. All the good that happened then has been erased by the last decade, and as of right now, the Oilers have a lot to prove to even be in the conversation of relevant franchises.

You see that's the problem. You never wait until you prove it on the ice before running around talking about how great the team is will be next year and for years to come when they become the next dynasty. It wouldn't be so bad if you actually had some mediocre results to back up your excitement, since all fans overestimate their team's chances to some degree. But the Oilers are so bad, and have been so bad for so long, that there's literally nothing to back up your hopes/expectations/claims for Oiler success any time soon. It's not the rivalry that creates these threads mocking the Oilers, it's really the buffoonery of a franchise that has become the greatest comedy source in the NHL (although Dim Jim Benning is starting to give you guys a run for your money). I think if it were any other franchise in the NHL, we'd still be doing this, but probably to a lesser degree.

So if you think it's some sort of inferiority complex, you're dead wrong. It's just that you guys are so damn funny, time and time again. We've tried to focus on other things, but you guys keep writing the funniest script ever, and it's hard to ignore. But if you don't want to be made fun of anymore, there's a little something you can do called "winning" that will make the jokes stop.