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Originally Posted by flylock shox
I'm a bit surprised at the affection for the snot-horse and a return to Young Guns era threads (which the horse really represents). Didn't care for it when it was released, and then it only got worse when years of failure were associated with it. I feel like there's some kind of hipster-ironic thing going on with all the enthusiasm for Blasty. Hopefully they've seriously re-worked the logo's colour-scheme at least (which looks likely).
For my money, I think I still like BigDogg's white-C pedestal design back on post 244.
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I've heard this line of thinking and it just doesn't make any sense to me.
The Flames had more success with Blasty than they did with the pedestal, but the pedestal you like and Blasty is associated with years of failure? If anything, the pedestal perfectly represents years of complete failure.
Blasty is associated with the Flames team that went to the final. Blasty is associated with some of the most dominant years of Iginla's (our franchise player) career. Kipper, Fleury, Regher all wore Blasty. Blasty represents the Flames turning from yearly failures to Stanley Cup contenders.
There's nothing ironic to it, to me. For the same reason a lot of old timers love the classic set (not just the winning, but the time they fell in love with the Flames) a lot of younger people from their early 20s to their early 30s fell in love with the Flames during that Blasty era. It might have something to do with nostalgia, sure. But whether the Flames sucked for part of the Blasty era or not, it still represents a lot of fantastic memories for a lot of people.
Before I even came to Calgary I was into the NHL, and I liked the Flames in large part because of Blasty. Black jersey with a Flaming horse? What kid wouldn't think that's awesome?