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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
A hopefully 'fun' thread to pick some hypocritical things I notice from Flames fans.
Flames fans are the worst... They complain about how expensive hockey games are. Calgary has the cheapest tickets available in the NHL. Bleeds cost almost nothing, and even cheaper or free if you look on CP. Flames fans also complain about how expensive concessions are... Again, Calgary has some of the cheapest stadium beer in the NHL. For food, again, discount vouchers are available on CP. Calgary also has a higher median income than a lot of other NHL cities.
Flames fans are the worst... They complain about how there are way too gambling ads on TV. Calgary (and generally Alberta) loves loves loves pouring their money into 50/50s. A Seattle 50/50 might get $20,000 -- Calgary consistently gets to $100,000. Alberta has more casino density than anywhere that isn't Nevada. Calgarians absolutely love gambling.
Flames fans are the worst... They spend 9 years exulting Brad Treliving as a Wizard and the greatest GMs of all time. The wizard does it again! How did he manage to get player X to sign for that cap hit! What a steal of a trade! But, after two (in hindsight) bad deals/signings, he is written off as the worst GM of all time. Completely normal behaviour.
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Yeah, I'm definitely none of these things. I don't complain about the price of tickets, I don't like gambling and I was always skeptical of Brad Treliving's work. Honestly, if the organization gave the GM keys to Tod Button, I think the Flames are perennial contenders as of today.
His amateur scouting team despite the lack of draft capital have done exceptional work given the circumstances. Wolf at 214, Mangiapane at 166, Ferland at 133, Pospisil at 105, Gaudreau at 104, Adam Fox at 66. These picks are absolute gems. Heck, if it were up to him, he would've drafted both Gaudreau and Kucherov back in 2011 and the Flames would have the greatest LW-RW duo over the past decade.