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Split98 · 10-03-2018, 01:17 PM

Dear Hockey Gods/God/Spirit,

Please let this be the team that carries our banner into the field of relevance.

As a boy in SW Ontario at a very young age, I watched Jarome Iginla charge onto the stage. I looked around me at Doug Gilmour, Felix Potvin and a Maple Leaf painted on my wall (yes, PAINTED) and wondered 'why do we like these winners of nothing?'.

My favourite hockey card was this goalie with a wicked 90s dragon mask. It was always near the top of the stack (and in hindsight, likely a very good reason my cards were never stolen at school...). The picture I liked the most of my favourite player, Doug Gilmour, was him in red, wearing #39. We also watched the World Juniors in 1996, and from that I had a new favourite player. Plus, I also got to stay up later when I convinced my parents I was a Flames fan. Things were looking pretty darn good.

What I'm getting at here is... I chose a team, and we've been through our ups and downs. We watched garbage on ice for years and had a miracle run to the SCF - only to have a controversial call potentially cost us the cup. But we were so close so surely that momentum carried into next year right? It certainly did not, as everyone decided to take a much needed break from playing hockey. We've been excited about rosters, we've had a HOFer spend his career here, we've seen one of the best goalies in the world put on a show, and we've spent money for nearly a decade on some of the worst fabric in the league... please let this be it.

TL;DR: Please don't suck again.

10-03-2018, 01:17 PM	#105
Split98 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario Exp:	Dear Hockey Gods/God/Spirit, Please let this be the team that carries our banner into the field of relevance. As a boy in SW Ontario at a very young age, I watched Jarome Iginla charge onto the stage. I looked around me at Doug Gilmour, Felix Potvin and a Maple Leaf painted on my wall (yes, PAINTED) and wondered 'why do we like these winners of nothing?'. My favourite hockey card was this goalie with a wicked 90s dragon mask. It was always near the top of the stack (and in hindsight, likely a very good reason my cards were never stolen at school...). The picture I liked the most of my favourite player, Doug Gilmour, was him in red, wearing #39. We also watched the World Juniors in 1996, and from that I had a new favourite player. Plus, I also got to stay up later when I convinced my parents I was a Flames fan. Things were looking pretty darn good. What I'm getting at here is... I chose a team, and we've been through our ups and downs. We watched garbage on ice for years and had a miracle run to the SCF - only to have a controversial call potentially cost us the cup. But we were so close so surely that momentum carried into next year right? It certainly did not, as everyone decided to take a much needed break from playing hockey. We've been excited about rosters, we've had a HOFer spend his career here, we've seen one of the best goalies in the world put on a show, and we've spent money for nearly a decade on some of the worst fabric in the league... please let this be it. TL;DR: Please don't suck again. Last edited by Split98; 10-03-2018 at 01:26 PM.