Oh, look! "Flames fan" Jeromer2.0 is back with another serving of his especially objective admonishments to fellow fans on this site. I know that I for one can never get enough of this guy's pearls of wisdom that are so thoughtfully spelled out in his 24 posts since joining the site on 20 Feb of this year.
Who can forget such classics as:
Thank the Maker that Jeromer2.0 is here to remind us of two very important things on a regular basis:
1) He hates the Oilers as much as any one of us.
2) The Oilers are an amazing team of which everyone should be terrified.
Whew. Were it not for the sacrifices that Jeromer2.0 has made on our behalf—marrying an Oilers fan; staying married to an Oilers fan; living in Edmonton and being surrounded by Oilers fans—then we would never benefit from his ever-so-objective reminders about how much more amazing the Oilers are than his favourite NHL team.
Hmmm. I know, Jeromer2.0, that you are faithful to continue reminding us of this very important point—that the rest of us Flames fans are blinded by our own biases and trapped in an inferiority complex because of the unprecedented success of our rivals to the North who you seem to regard as the greatest team in NHL history—but this doesn't appear right to me. I mean, I could see your point were it not for the fact that fully
MORE THAN HALF OF YOUR OWN POSTS are full blown apologetics for the Edmonton Oilers. It appears rather to me that either you are ashamed of your own fixation with the unsurpassed glory of the Edmonton Oilers, or that perhaps you yourself are not exactly who you claim to be.
I mean, for a Flames fan you have been surprisingly quiet about all of the most interesting things to befall the Flames since your join date only six short months ago:
- You joined the very same day that Michael Stone was traded to the Flames, and yet you managed to forego participation in that fairly newsworthy event on this forum.
- There were no posts made by you in any Flames game thread, nor pregame, nor postgame discussions.
- You did not once participate in any Flames discussion during the playoffs.
- You restrained from commenting on Johnny Gaudreau's receipt of the Lady Bing Trophy.
- Once the draft rolled around there was nary a comment from you about the team's selection of exciting first rounder Jusso Valimaki, and when the team completed a block-buster trade to bolster their already impressive defence with the addition of Travis Hamonic, you were silent.
- You remained coy with the re-signing of Michael Stone, and with the Flames changes in goal.
You did manage to add a few posts to the Spencer Foo signing thread, but even there your only point was to advocate for the amazingness of the Edmonton Oilers, and to disparage the Flames forward depth. This is actually more in line with your rather odd posting history, in which you have glowed about the Oilers regular season performance, you have staunchly defended their superiority in the playoffs, and you have reminded us all about how much better Connor McDavid is than any other player on the planet.
Don't you think it is about time you ended this charade? We get it:
YOU LOVE THE EDMONTON OILERS. Loving the Oilers is not inherently a bad thing, and you will notice that there are other posters on this Board who also love the Oilers—maybe even as much as you do. We understand—Calgary Puck is the best hockey forum on the internet and you want to be a part of it. You thought that passing yourself off as an "Objective Flames Fan" would earn you a place in our great community, but you don't need to keep doing this and embarrassing yourself. While it is still embarrassing to be an Oilers fan, it is much less so to do so while not pretending to be a Flames fan.
It is time for you to come out, Jeromer2.0. Own your love for the debacle up North. Own your inner Oiler.