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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The history is what it is though. Be a better team might work in isolation, but the Flames can't and likely never will match the lore that the Oilers have in the NHL. If things were reversed, of course the Flames would be the media darlings, but short of building a time machine, it's not going to change and likely never will. Creating that is rare and takes a huge amount of luck and time to settle in. Every sports league has their darlings so I don't see why it's a controversial idea.
If you don't think some of the older guys in the media aren't reliving their youth vicariously through the Oilers, that's fine. Maybe you're right, but I think there is a bias based on the history and not just the current stars on the team.
As for the 2004 run where the Flames were being billed as "Canada's team", it was different because the Oilers weren't there. If there was a BoA in that run, I doubt the media would have promoted them equally. I also recall a lot of Flames fans spurning the idea and not wanting that label. Unlike most Oiler fans who seem to really believe it.
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Yeah some people don't remember the hype even players like Smythe, Horcoff, Gagner, Weight and Hemsky would get.