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Originally Posted by kevman
It's odd to me that in the NHL the only thing that matters to some fans is the cup where as other sports, particularly soccer, put a lot of emphasis on being the league champ too.
Calgary's lack of playoff success is largely an anomaly IMO. The Flames are hardly a model franchise, but they're typically competitive year over year and that's what gets most fans in the seats.
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I’m the opposite. I don’t know what sustains supporters of EPL teams who have no chance of winning a championship. Roots in the community and ‘it was always my dad’s team’ loyalty? The moral victory of beating one of the top teams in a match? The thrill of not being relegated?
In the pre-cap NHL, when Calgary was becoming little more than a farm team for big-market franchises, a lot of people in this city lost interest in the team. Without a realistic path to a Cup, it just seemed pointless.