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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Legally, if someone who calls themselves a Flames “fan” in any way praises the Oilers or even acknowledges/concedes any positive sentiment about them, you can punch them in the stomach.
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It's not Edmonton praise or hardcore Flames fandom forgoing championships for the other sides pain.
Rivalries are always built for competition, best on best and playoff competition. It's the way it works. You think Tom Brady and the New England Patriots who crushed the NY Jets and Buffalo Bills non stop for 20 years considered them their top rival? The golden age of the LA Lakers didn't think the LA Clippers were some big rival.
Calgary/Edmonton is a rival sports, politics, geography wise but it's muted one sports wise and has been forever. The real hatred was in the 80's when the battles were epic.
The point of Flames fans forgoing hypothetical championships so Edmonton doesn't get one makes sense? I can just see Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Sidney Crosby, Gretzky, the 89 Flames team and all elite athletes forgoing championships so some other guy doesn't get his.