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Old 02-16-2023, 10:49 AM   #108
timun
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
If you think this, then good grief you’re cheering for the wrong hockey team. 5 playoff round victories since 1989 - you’d be hard pressed to find an NHL team with less success than that during that time.
You're not wrong! It's pretty hard to justify giving a damn. I watched a lot last season, but I've barely paid attention to the team this year; I can count the number of Flames games I've watched on one hand.


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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814 View Post
I would also argue there’s a difference between losers and losing.

When you have a young team that’s building toward something, you’re watching losing.

When you have a veteran team that can’t seem to even sneak into the playoffs, you’re watching losers.
Maybe you can rationalize this semantic "difference", but I can't. Watching losing = watching losers. It's the same thing. The only difference is "a young team building toward something" is code for "losing on purpose in the hopes that magic beans sprout into a Stanley Cup championship a few years down the line". Most teams that "build toward something" end up building toward jack ####.
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