Been a fan since I was 14 years old in '84. Had seasons where I watched every regular season available on satellite, hopping from bar to bar. When I backpacked through Europe I spent a significant amount of my daily spending money on USA Today so I could keep up with the Flames. When I lived in the NWT in the 90s I had a friend mail me newspaper clippings so I knew what was going on with the team.
I cancelled cable last year. Today I'm cancelling GameCentre. Regular season hockey simply isn't entertaining anymore, and the Flames are a franchise mired in chronic mediocrity.
It used to be that even when the teams weren't playing a classic game, there was a good chance you'd see some emotion and passion in the game. No longer. The players have never been fitter or more skilled, but the emotion has been drained out of NHL hockey.
I knew this would be a long rebuild, but the lack of intensity combined with the inability of the Flames to find an effective coach makes it impossible for me to muster much enthusiasm for the team on the ice. I'll tune back in for the playoffs - whether the Flames make it or not - but aside from going to Battle of Alberta matchups at the bar, I'm checking out for the regular season.
So yeah, I guess I'm now a fairweather fan.
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Originally Posted by fotze
If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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