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Originally Posted by curves2000
Some of the comments I hear from people are just defy logic, Flames fans or not.
Iginla doesn't have much time left in the league and the probability for a Cup is low but unless the Kings or his next potential team are literally playing us in the playoffs, than why wouldn't you cheer for Iginla?
If it comes down to the Kings in a playoff spot vs us making the playoffs than I am 100% on the Flames side. If the Kings or Iginla isn't directly facing us in the playoffs, than why wouldn't I want him to try and win?
I have literally heard from dozens of Flames fans about how we should cheer for Ovi, Crosby, Hossa, Lundquivst, Borque and whole host of other players to win Cup's but we should try and crap all over Iginla? A 10 year captain? #1 in goals? All the community and city work he did? Seems strange to me to be so against this guy winning UNLESS it's competing against us.
I don't want to hear the stupid argument that the Kings are competing with us for the playoffs because that is nothing new and isn't news. Iginla has been a King for 8 hours here and this hate towards the guy winning goes back to when he left and carried to the other teams as well.
I just don't get how SOOO many fans have completely changed their tune on one of the best players to ever play the game, all over the potential he may or may not have vetoed a trade to Boston and we could have maybe gotten Matt Bartowski instead of the prospects from Pittsburgh? Up until a few days ago this guy wasn't even in the NHL and now were gonna hate on Iginla?
I just can't recall another sport or another sports town crap all over a legend trying to win the championship even when their own team isn't being affected. Strange all around.
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They are still in direct contention for the wild card spots. I understand the sentimentality behind defending Iginla or cheering him on a different team. But when it's against a team like LA, whose season series with us will decide the Pacific playoff picture, then that sentimentality is going to fall on a whole lotta deaf ears. Just saying.
You saw how close the split was in the poll thread. I wouldn't expect them to suddenly change their tack.