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Originally Posted by jonkaupp
When I said ‘only’ I was perhaps being to exclusive in that I was trying to refer to Calgary Flames fandom spots, I was not meaning that other teams fandoms do not contain cess pools of extreme homer-dom. I was merely saying that this place is far and away the worst in regards to the Flames related fandom spots I frequent.
To your point, the ‘debate and discussion’ here typically starts with much mixed reaction to a move and then the same typical red glass wearing fans do insanely impressive mental gymnastics to explain a move away until they’ve convinced enough people that they can then turn to berating dissenters.
This is a bad trade. It’s pretty simple. Is it going to sink the team? No, because it also was a trade that basically just slightly worsened a previous absolutely terrible move.
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First off, by my count... there was more 'indifferent' and 'dislike' when you posted that. Even a quick cruise of the posts above you shows what the mentality of this fresh thread was when you jumped in with your zinger. So you're not going to convince anyone that you were heroically wading into a cesspool of extreme homer-dom.
Secondly, the media (The Athletic and NHL.com specifically) were what talked a lot of us off the ledge. Generally, I find that homerism is called out here quite a bit. I don't know if if's the least amount of all sports teams ever... but the homers around here don't usually get a lot of traction when things don't add up. The optimistic sports fan may align with the homer to put some good news behind their entertainment - but don't confuse this for a blind homer that pays money for a crap product that everyone knows is crap. Liking to hear the positive side of something makes a lot of sense when you remember this is entertainment.
If you think for one second that the homers of this team are jumping for joy that Milan Lucic is a Flame, you're out of your mind. The homers are either quiet, or angry about this from my count. This is a bad trade, for sure - few here wanted Lucic.
But if this place is "far and away the worst in regards to the Flames related fandom spots you frequent", then you are more than welcome to #### right off.