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SebC · 01-12-2023, 04:56 PM

I can support a good team on the ice, or a bad team on the ice.

My frustrations as a Flames fan are with three things, primarily.

- BS subjective officiating. I want consistency. The standard for a penalty or a goal should not change except for rule changes.

- Subsidizing arenas for billionaires (and their millionaire employees), especially when the new arenas make things worse for the average fan by having fewer and more expensive seats.

- Blocking Olympic participation. Don't take that away from me, jerks.

We could have a Stanley-Cup dynasty winning team, and NHL officiating and arena subsidies would still rob me of joy. Most teams aren't going to be winners, that's the nature of a 32-team league. The league can't make everyone happy to be backing a winner. But what they can do is treat this those teams and their fans fairly, and not in the "it rains on the enemy too sense", but in the "stop raining crap on all of us" sense.

01-12-2023, 04:56 PM	#100
SebC tromboner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: where the lattes are Exp:	I can support a good team on the ice, or a bad team on the ice. My frustrations as a Flames fan are with three things, primarily. - BS subjective officiating. I want consistency. The standard for a penalty or a goal should not change except for rule changes. - Subsidizing arenas for billionaires (and their millionaire employees), especially when the new arenas make things worse for the average fan by having fewer and more expensive seats. - Blocking Olympic participation. Don't take that away from me, jerks. We could have a Stanley-Cup dynasty winning team, and NHL officiating and arena subsidies would still rob me of joy. Most teams aren't going to be winners, that's the nature of a 32-team league. The league can't make everyone happy to be backing a winner. But what they can do is treat this those teams and their fans fairly, and not in the "it rains on the enemy too sense", but in the "stop raining crap on all of us" sense. __________________ "You can't swing a cat on the internet without hitting a goaltender apologist." Last edited by SebC; 01-12-2023 at 05:00 PM.