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Calgary4LIfe · 12-04-2025, 11:58 AM

Nobody should be telling you how to enjoy your fandom of the Flames. Cheer for losses hoping for a better draft pick and more wins in the season to come? Sure. Go do that if you want. Not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it makes complete sense.

Just understand that coming on a forum and posting that you hope that the Flames lose tonight and every night is really annoying. It isn't like nobody understands WHY you are cheering for losses, but it still rather tasteless to openly cheer for losses. Not hard to understand why there is push-back, right? You really have to be a troll not to understand that.

I do think the math works out with respect to trading the vets early. If the Flames manage to rebound and end up finishing 20th overall, I do not think they can move up into the top 3 by including their first round pick plus every single asset that came back in a Kadri + Andersson + Coleman trade. Teams just want quality at the top, period. I would be really upset if the Flames traded down to 12th after having the 1st overall pick, almost regardless of the return. So yes, the math works out - it is more important to ensure a bottom 3 finish than worrying about the returns for the vets.

However, the Flames are LAST with these vets. Seems to me that Conroy can be very patient, no? What are we afraid of here right now? Flames are 32nd right now - and just got whooped by the last place team. I think we can just ignore any angst that we may have about ensuring the team gets gutted enough to finish last - it is there now. Heck, maybe if they trade these vets out, it will inject too much youth into the team, and they really start out-performing expectations again, right?

Things are moving in the right direction. Your cheers - either for wins or for losses - are doing squat. No need to go and proclaim that we need to cheer for losses - that's just incredibly annoying. No point in telling people that they are wrong for cheering for losses, and that they are 'not true fans' if they do - that's incredibly silly too. Just a lot of silliness going around lately, but it is understandable. This is the first time that I have ever remembered the Flames being in last place. New territory, and we aren't the 'pros' and dealing with like those greasy fans up north are. Those guys are experts at this. We are all noobs, so let's just have a little patience with one another.

12-04-2025, 11:58 AM	#159
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	Nobody should be telling you how to enjoy your fandom of the Flames. Cheer for losses hoping for a better draft pick and more wins in the season to come? Sure. Go do that if you want. Not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it makes complete sense. Just understand that coming on a forum and posting that you hope that the Flames lose tonight and every night is really annoying. It isn't like nobody understands WHY you are cheering for losses, but it still rather tasteless to openly cheer for losses. Not hard to understand why there is push-back, right? You really have to be a troll not to understand that. I do think the math works out with respect to trading the vets early. If the Flames manage to rebound and end up finishing 20th overall, I do not think they can move up into the top 3 by including their first round pick plus every single asset that came back in a Kadri + Andersson + Coleman trade. Teams just want quality at the top, period. I would be really upset if the Flames traded down to 12th after having the 1st overall pick, almost regardless of the return. So yes, the math works out - it is more important to ensure a bottom 3 finish than worrying about the returns for the vets. However, the Flames are LAST with these vets. Seems to me that Conroy can be very patient, no? What are we afraid of here right now? Flames are 32nd right now - and just got whooped by the last place team. I think we can just ignore any angst that we may have about ensuring the team gets gutted enough to finish last - it is there now. Heck, maybe if they trade these vets out, it will inject too much youth into the team, and they really start out-performing expectations again, right? Things are moving in the right direction. Your cheers - either for wins or for losses - are doing squat. No need to go and proclaim that we need to cheer for losses - that's just incredibly annoying. No point in telling people that they are wrong for cheering for losses, and that they are 'not true fans' if they do - that's incredibly silly too. Just a lot of silliness going around lately, but it is understandable. This is the first time that I have ever remembered the Flames being in last place. New territory, and we aren't the 'pros' and dealing with like those greasy fans up north are. Those guys are experts at this. We are all noobs, so let's just have a little patience with one another.