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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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Can we move past this please? Go cheer for them if you want an stop trying to justify it. I for one will never, ever cheer for them but for me it stems from a lifelong hatred due to growing up in the 80's and having to put up with the arrogance of those fans and that city. As insufferable as those fans are today it pales compared to the 80's and early 90's. None of you younger fans will ever understand if you never lived through it. If you want to cheer for a team who's fan base hates the Flames and took enjoyment in their first round loss against the Ducks then have at it but stop trying to justify it because nothing you say will change the way most Flames fans feel about the Oilers and their fans. We hate them like they hate us.