Edmonton is No Good XI: Mud, Sweatpants and Tiers

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

No.

Just change the title to "We apologize hockey gods for angering you"

And then lock the thread

Based on the last three games, I'm convinced that the hockey gods are dead.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Puppet Guy

Based on the last three games, I'm convinced that the hockey gods are dead.

Oh they're not dead. They just hate Flames fans and get a kick out of torturing us. The hockey gods are laughing their asses off right now.

[cral12]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

No.

Just change the title to "We apologize hockey gods for angering you"

And then lock the thread

Like Oilers went 44-15-5 after this thread was started and are now 1 win from the greatest comeback in NHL (maybe sports) history.

Drastic measures need to be taken and this thread just happens to coincide with the start of it all.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Just start a new thread and this one will die off. It’s not gonna affect anything but if it makes people feel better go for it.

[MRCboicgy]

So here's just my personal thoughts on this thread. Far from official by any means.

I've commented in the mod chat since about v3 of this thread it should probably be shut down, as it hasn't been adding anything to the board for a long time. Mostly because it went from normal rivalry banter to everyone trying to be a hack Mike Richards. It didn't make the Board better.

I don't believe in juju or anything, but I do believe that you should try to always push more positive energy out into the universe than negative, and between this thread and the daily OOT threads hate watching the Oilers, there was a lot of negativity coming from the board towards that team up north that went beyond rivalry IMO. I mean during an early round, someone posted about their fans being pigs and offering surprise they knew the words to O Canada. I mean, c'mon. Y'all are better than that.

Combine that with how things have gone down here the past x years, and yeah, a lot of negativity. Does it affect the Flames, Oilers, or anything? Hell no, but it can kinda feel like that Ghostbusters II thing about the river of negative slime under NYC. These threads are that river of slime under CP.

That's a long way to say that it'd be nice if this thread died naturally and there wasn't a replacement for it. And maybe some of the childish nicknames that don't have root in reality anymore for McDavid probably should also go by the wayside.

Listen, I don't have an NFL team, but I tend to watch players I enjoy. Right now, that's Pat Mahomes. Even though I'm ambivalent towards the Chiefs, I just want to watch him play because seeing him do things few other QBs can do, and run Andy Ried's offense in real-time, is a lot of fun on Sundays.
I'm trying to take the same approach with McDavid, MacKinnon, and a few others - but I've really begun to appreciate McDavid's game. He's become a 200-ft player in these playoffs, and saying that he's only in it for his mcpoints and personal glory is pure bs. No reason for this thread, or the OOTs to essentially be NHL flat-earthers repeating things that aren't fact.

Yeah, it's rough, but it's a lot better for mental health since - as my therapist says - we shouldn't worry about things we can't control, and the fact of the matter is the most talented hockey player any of us may ever see is 3 hrs up hwy 2, and we can't control that.
It doesn't make you less of a fan, but I'd posit that if your entire identity around the Flames is more about hating Edmonton, then maybe you should try finding better ways to bring positivity into the universe.

I'm a gay man in my 40's now, I'm supposed to give out advice, either that or I'll just start reading more, since it's fundamental.

[mile]

I agree with everything you said but can we at least change ‘Mud’ to ‘Blood’?

[White Out 403]

If other fans don't want me to call them pigs they shouldn't throw bottles at each other in the Moss pit, or get into dozens of fist fights.

[SuperMatt18]

I don't get why we just don't close it and change the name for now.

What reason is there to keep it?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

We could call it “Look who’s Oinking”.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by mile

I agree with everything you said but can we at least change ‘Mud’ to ‘Blood’?

Are you calling the Oilers a bunch of filthy Mudbloods? Well done Malfoy!

[direwolf]

Edmonton =




That is all.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

So here's just my personal thoughts on this thread. Far from official by any means.

I've commented in the mod chat since about v3 of this thread it should probably be shut down, as it hasn't been adding anything to the board for a long time. Mostly because it went from normal rivalry banter to everyone trying to be a hack Mike Richards. It didn't make the Board better.

I don't believe in juju or anything, but I do believe that you should try to always push more positive energy out into the universe than negative, and between this thread and the daily OOT threads hate watching the Oilers, there was a lot of negativity coming from the board towards that team up north that went beyond rivalry IMO. I mean during an early round, someone posted about their fans being pigs and offering surprise they knew the words to O Canada. I mean, c'mon. Y'all are better than that.

Combine that with how things have gone down here the past x years, and yeah, a lot of negativity. Does it affect the Flames, Oilers, or anything? Hell no, but it can kinda feel like that Ghostbusters II thing about the river of negative slime under NYC. These threads are that river of slime under CP.

That's a long way to say that it'd be nice if this thread died naturally and there wasn't a replacement for it. And maybe some of the childish nicknames that don't have root in reality anymore for McDavid probably should also go by the wayside.

Listen, I don't have an NFL team, but I tend to watch players I enjoy. Right now, that's Pat Mahomes. Even though I'm ambivalent towards the Chiefs, I just want to watch him play because seeing him do things few other QBs can do, and run Andy Ried's offense in real-time, is a lot of fun on Sundays.
I'm trying to take the same approach with McDavid, MacKinnon, and a few others - but I've really begun to appreciate McDavid's game. He's become a 200-ft player in these playoffs, and saying that he's only in it for his mcpoints and personal glory is pure bs. No reason for this thread, or the OOTs to essentially be NHL flat-earthers repeating things that aren't fact.

Yeah, it's rough, but it's a lot better for mental health since - as my therapist says - we shouldn't worry about things we can't control, and the fact of the matter is the most talented hockey player any of us may ever see is 3 hrs up hwy 2, and we can't control that.
It doesn't make you less of a fan, but I'd posit that if your entire identity around the Flames is more about hating Edmonton, then maybe you should try finding better ways to bring positivity into the universe.

I'm a gay man in my 40's now, I'm supposed to give out advice, either that or I'll just start reading more, since it's fundamental.

Well thank you for your insights




Sure, a day may come when we dismiss juju and higher forces of evil and roll with the punches.

But it is not this day!

Burn the thread.

[TheGoldenTrout]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

So here's just my personal thoughts on this thread. Far from official by any means.

I've commented in the mod chat since about v3 of this thread it should probably be shut down, as it hasn't been adding anything to the board for a long time. Mostly because it went from normal rivalry banter to everyone trying to be a hack Mike Richards. It didn't make the Board better.

I don't believe in juju or anything, but I do believe that you should try to always push more positive energy out into the universe than negative, and between this thread and the daily OOT threads hate watching the Oilers, there was a lot of negativity coming from the board towards that team up north that went beyond rivalry IMO. I mean during an early round, someone posted about their fans being pigs and offering surprise they knew the words to O Canada. I mean, c'mon. Y'all are better than that.

Combine that with how things have gone down here the past x years, and yeah, a lot of negativity. Does it affect the Flames, Oilers, or anything? Hell no, but it can kinda feel like that Ghostbusters II thing about the river of negative slime under NYC. These threads are that river of slime under CP.

That's a long way to say that it'd be nice if this thread died naturally and there wasn't a replacement for it. And maybe some of the childish nicknames that don't have root in reality anymore for McDavid probably should also go by the wayside.

Listen, I don't have an NFL team, but I tend to watch players I enjoy. Right now, that's Pat Mahomes. Even though I'm ambivalent towards the Chiefs, I just want to watch him play because seeing him do things few other QBs can do, and run Andy Ried's offense in real-time, is a lot of fun on Sundays.
I'm trying to take the same approach with McDavid, MacKinnon, and a few others - but I've really begun to appreciate McDavid's game. He's become a 200-ft player in these playoffs, and saying that he's only in it for his mcpoints and personal glory is pure bs. No reason for this thread, or the OOTs to essentially be NHL flat-earthers repeating things that aren't fact.

Yeah, it's rough, but it's a lot better for mental health since - as my therapist says - we shouldn't worry about things we can't control, and the fact of the matter is the most talented hockey player any of us may ever see is 3 hrs up hwy 2, and we can't control that.
It doesn't make you less of a fan, but I'd posit that if your entire identity around the Flames is more about hating Edmonton, then maybe you should try finding better ways to bring positivity into the universe.

I'm a gay man in my 40's now, I'm supposed to give out advice, either that or I'll just start reading more, since it's fundamental.

Well don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

[cral12]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I don't get why we just don't close it and change the name for now.

What reason is there to keep it?

Change the thread name.
Lock the thread.
Before Game 7.

(if the above doesn't due it alone, re-read as a Chris Farley rant).

[SuperMatt18]

Yeah I don't get why this hasn't already happened

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yeah I don't get why this hasn't already happened

Because, in the immortal words of Alberta premier William Aberhart, ‘If you have not suffered enough, it is your God-given right to suffer more.’

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yeah I don't get why this hasn't already happened

Because their is no such thing as juju, and a thread title on a Calgary message board is going to have zero influence over the outcome.

[Zulu29]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Because their is no such thing as juju, and a thread title on a Calgary message board is going to have zero influence over the outcome.

But it also can’t hurt.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Because their is no such thing as juju, and a thread title on a Calgary message board is going to have zero influence over the outcome.

That like, just your opinion man. Since when has sports ever been rational.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Zulu29

But it also can’t hurt.

I would wager that the hockey gods prefer unwavering hatred of rivals.

Originally Posted by Robbob

That like, just your opinion man. Since when has sports ever been rational.

Never, which is why this glorious thread lives on.