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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Is that your biggest issue with him, that he left after losing to the Oilers?
It was disrespectful to whom?
I doubt many here would have treated him any differently if the Flames beat the Oilers and lost to the Avs. It's hilarious to think a player disrespected anything for leaving a team after a playoff loss.
Heck, on CP you guys crapped on him over the years as much as supported him, So I don't see how any of you can feel he's disrespected anything.
He just did what was best for him over the team and fans of the team. It's the way sports is now, for the most part. You have to put yourself first and not trust the owners and management will. You sure as heck can't live your life for the fans.
If I was a fan, yeah I'd be irked with the guy for leaving the team that drafted and help develop him as a player. But really, If I were an American, I wouldn't want to to play for some backwater fishbowl in freezing Canada, when I have options.
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You’re probably trying to wedge too much logic and empathy into what is ultimately a very standard and very harmless aspect of sports fandom: rooting against other teams and players.
I don’t know why you’d have trouble understanding it. It’s just fun.