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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I get how the majority of posters hate the Oilers with a passion. However, it seems to me that the degree of hatred is equated to how good a fan you are of the Flames.
Just because I don't share that hatred, IMO doesn't diminish my love for the Flames. I have been a STH for 23 years which obviously takes me back to the Young Guns era, when our financial input helped keep the Flames here in Calgary.
Besides, apart from the past year, there really hasn't been a strong rivalry with the Oilers, and what strong dislike, I had for them at one time, has been significantly diminished. Probably it's my dislike for the Ducks that is also coming into play.
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All good and valid points above - The only thing I will add is that there seems to be this strong narrative that Canadians should root for any and all Canadian teams that are still alive in these playoffs. I have nothing against the Sens, in fact I hope they prevail in their series against the Rangers. However, the same doesn't apply for the Oilers. I have a strong dislike for both the Oilers and Ducks and I hope the Preds destroy whichever team wins game 7.