Its funny, I used to thing that being a fan means that you have to be passionate about your team. I realized when the score hit 4-1 and the Flames threw the towel in that I don't feel anything. I'm not mad at the players, I don't feel sorry for them, I don't love them or hate them. I simply have stopped caring. Its not entertaining hockey, this team showed a bit of fight a couple of days ago, but completely surrendered tonight.
I don't hate the coach, the players, the GM, the Owners. I think right now that I'm prepared to put as much heart and effort into cheering for this team as the players put in on the ice.
I've hit the flat line. Watching this team isn't fun, talking about this team certainly isn't fun. Looking at the future isn't fun. So why do it. If a games on, I'll check the score before I turn the channel to the game. In a year of Covid and misery, the Flames had a rare opportunity to engage their fanbase. maybe energize the city and fanbase. Now we can't even throw jersey's on the ice in protest.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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