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Originally Posted by stone hands
I dont subscribe to the notion that this place is so hostile because they sucked this year, as has been mentioned in previous topics discussing the temperature of CP this year. If that was the case, this would have been an un-readable troll board for 4 of the last 6 years.
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If you go back to the last 2-3 years of the Iginla era, there was a tonne of acrimony on this board between fans who thought the Flames were still a team that could do something in the playoffs, and those who thought the team desperately needed to sell off its core and rebuild. Lots of flame wars, lots of bannings.
When the team was rebuilding, people were calmer because they didn't expect much. Discussion mainly focused on prospects, drafting, the optimism of a more promising future. And the miracle Hartley season was a tonic.
The reason this forum is more negative now than 3 or 4 years ago is because expectations are higher. The team made moves that showed they're in win now mode. Treliving himself was a lot angrier yesterday than he was a couple seasons ago on garbage bag day.
Then there's the fatigue factor of supporting a chronically losing team. For a lot of long-time fans, I'm talking 20-30 year fans, this season was the straw that broke the camel's back.