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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I surprised myself how much I was rooting for the Caps. Even in 2011 it wasnt so much cheering for Bruins as it was cheering against the Canucks. I don't recall ever cheering this much for a team.
Maybe Flames fans see a bit of Iggy in Ovi so they wanted to see that story finish differently...
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There is a lot of parallel for Flames fans in the Washington Capitals: from Iginla and Ovechkin, to Washington's hurdle with Pittsburgh and the 1980s Flames struggles with the Oilers, to the high number of first-round playoff exits.
Hell, the Capitals even used to play in a building that looked like this...
