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Originally Posted by redforever
I will give my perspective. I am one of the oldest on this site if not the oldest. I started watching hockey with my Dad when it was still the Big 6 League. We were rabid Leafs fans and we could not wait for Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights. We owned the TV on Saturday nights.
Never had a TV while attending university so got out of hockey a bit then. Moved to Calgary and got right back into it when the Flames came to town. Never got season tickets right away but had them by the time the Flames had their first Stanley Cup appearance. We shared the season with friends. My friends always called me the #1 Flames Fan...loved this team.
We went to 1/4 season ticket holders around 2000. We lived in the country then and there were a lot of 7 pm starts...just too hard to rush home and get back into town again.
Then my husband died, I moved into Calgary, and kept that 1/4 season ticket because I had a grandson then and wanted to introduce him to hockey when he was old enough. I took him to his first games when Hartley took the Flames to the playoffs. What a GREAT year to introduce a young boy to hockey...such exciting hockey.
I gave up my last holding last year. I have watched a lot of hockey...and I mean a LOT of hockey. GG's hockey has been the absolute worst and by far. I never thought I would say that after watching Young Guns hockey and Brent Sutter hockey.
GG's hockey has killed my hockey spirit. My grandson wanted to attend a few games this year so I bought some tickets...very easy to get but then even he stopped asking to go to anymore games. The Flames lost every game we attended and not one game held any excitement except the game against the Leafs where the Flames were down 6-1 and had a sudden flurry and lost by 7-5.
I have the TV on for games but rarely watch. IF I hear the horn that we have scored, I might go and watch the replay. This is bad hockey, the wrost hockey ever. I doubt I will even have my TV on in the background next year if there is more GG hockey.
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This post needs to be on a billboard near the Dome.
I'll add that Francis has contributed to my own declining interest as well. It just seems that whenever his name pops up, I can expect to dislike this team more and more. Have salvaged some of that interest with an Athletic account though, but it would be a plus to get him away from the team as well.