Toronto Sun shows some love to the 2018-19 Calgary Flames

[Yamer]

"Why can't the Flames get the respect they deserve? Why do they always talk about Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver? Nobody recognizes us!"

Toronto media praises Flames.

"Would rather fly under the radar."

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Yeah, I'm sure Edmonton would agree with that sentiment.


Good teams get ignored until they win.

Edmonton isn't mediocre or good. They got noticed due to being a dumpster fire of epic proportions.

I see that some people think that somehow the team need to tip toe around the league in order to succeed, because the attention will somehow knock them off stride. If the Flames are legit they will have lots of attention and lots of teams gunning for them. It means they're doing something right.

[Looch City]

Would anyone talk about Edmonton if it wasn't for McDavid?

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

Would anyone talk about Edmonton if it wasn't for McDavid?

Yes, they would still be the laughing stock.

[Split98]

Dear Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation,

Please take note of the jersey nearly every publication uses on a fairly regular basis.
That is the jersey you need to wear in the playoffs, and forever afterwards.
That is the jersey we win in.

Sincerely,
Fans that care about these things

[Dion]

[jessnuts]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

We’re a goddamn juggernaut here to destroy the rest of the league.

That’s signature material right there

[redforever]

I liked that Peters said ".

“We know what we’re capable of. We haven’t maxed out the potential of our group by any stretch of the imagination, so that’s exciting for us."

[joejoe3]

Originally Posted by Ryan Coke

Ah yes, that rage machine Gully. So nice to have a coach who isn’t blowing up on players and media so unpredictably.

he only raged once.

and it was awkward "hmm... should i snap it on the ice or should i toss it... but i'm weak af and what it the stick doesn't break? let's just toss it."

[midniteowl]

Lets get one thing straight, Flames isn't "Canada's team", Flames is Flames' fans team. Rest of Canada? Get your filthy hands off our team and go cheer for your own team!



/rant

[madmike]

The Leafs certainly haven't been getting the hype in Toronto lately. The local media has been all over them for their recent slide. Playing with higher expectations in a hockey-crazy market has a price.

[bax]

Originally Posted by Yamer

"Why can't the Flames get the respect they deserve? Why do they always talk about Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver? Nobody recognizes us!"

Toronto media praises Flames.

"Would rather fly under the radar."

Is this a shot at me? I don't think I've ever complained about the Flames being noticed in eastern media.

[Reggie Dunlop]

The cynic in me thinks the Toronto Sun did the story as clickbait, knowing they'd draw the wrath of the enormous Leaf Nation.

[FlamesFanTrev]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

The cynic in me thinks the Toronto Sun did the story as clickbait, knowing they'd draw the wrath of the enormous Leaf Nation.

So, same business model as the Calgary Sun then?

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Lets get one thing straight, Flames isn't "Canada's team", Flames is Flames' fans team. Rest of Canada? Get your filthy hands off our team and go cheer for your own team!



/rant

No way

If fellow Canadians want to hop on board then by all means. If Flames hockey lures them away from their (clearly) poor and misguided taste in any other NHL team then great.

Help more people see the light. Leafs, Oilers, Habs, Canucks... Just why. This team is so much cooler, classier, and exciting. Also nicer to look at thanks to the best jerseys (thirds) and logo in the league.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by bax

Is this a shot at me? I don't think I've ever complained about the Flames being noticed in eastern media.

Nope. It's a joke highlighting the strange dynamic in general posts on this site.

[Phaneuf_Phan]

What's with the snub to Tkachuk? He has way more points than any Leaf player from the 2016 draft.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by bax

I would prefer to continue to fly under the radar I think.

Do people actually believe tgat other NHL teams don’t notice what other NHL teams are doing until they start getting press? Do the fly under the radar crowd actually believe that me might catch more teams under prepared if we don’t get press?

[calgaryred]

Nice to see the retros

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[browna]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

Do people actually believe tgat other NHL teams don’t notice what other NHL teams are doing until they start getting press? Do the fly under the radar crowd actually believe that me might catch more teams under prepared if we don’t get press?

Only fans and media. And as fans and media assume that they are a natural extension of the team they are cheering for, the assumption is the same. Highlight shows out east are done before the western teams are done each night, and that’s assuming Toronto or Montreal didn’t play to allow a small window to have extended highlights of other teams in the first place.

People equate the talking heads on TV nationally, like HNIC, still to be the barometer of whether a topic or team is important to talk about; the “radar” if you will.

For players, maybe back in the day when they smoked on the bench and the newspaper couldn’t get the “late” Calgary game into the box score the next day, but now video is instantaneous of every player and shift if so desired by an opponent.