[Zoller]

Originally Posted by FFF

Going to my first Flames game tonight! After picking the Flames as a little kid in the 80s (out of antagonistic nature I guess, being what seemed like the only kid in Finland to do so, it seemed, as others went with the Oilers due to Kurri, Tikkanen and Ruotsalainen and a general love of slimeballs), following the team more closely since the early run of the 2001-02 season, riding through the great 2004 run (doing my military service, getting results via SMS from my father to lessons & camps, listening to the heartbreaking Game Seven on Fan in the middle of night), enduring the Keenan years, Kipper and Iginla slowly declining, the general apathy, having the passion re-ignited with the infusion of talent and fun (Monahan, Gaudreau) -- living in LA this fall, it is awesome to finally see them live.

I fully expect them to lay an egg tonight, though.

A True Flames fan