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ummm yeah... good luck with that.

the thing is flames fans are delusional when it comes to their team. before the season started flames fans actually thought they had a good team, a playoff team. throughout this season, you would read articles in the paper that asked "what's wrong with the flames?" and "when are things going to turn around?", etc. ever since 2004, flames fans have had an unwarranted sense of entitlement (something other fan bases accuse us of, only in our case we have a reason for feeling this way), as if their team is supposed to be a contender every single year. when the flames play bad, their fans wonder why. but the flames playing style has been the same since 2004. clutch, grab, hit, slash, fight, dump it in, get a rebound goal, etc. this type of hockey isn't going to get you the cup in today's nhl. but this is all that at least half of their fans know because they've only been 'fans' since 2004. this is why most of them defend hits like the one tonight. they think it's just good, old tough western-alberta hockey. which is one of the reasons why i hate the flames. in fact, i think for most of us, our 'hatred' of other teams is based mainly on the way their fans think and act. either way, the flames will be golfing in april, and that feels good.

he probably didn't see it. to be honest i didn't see the hit as it happened because i was following the play/puck. i'm sure he was doing the same. it does seem out of character for him to just stand there so that's probably what happened.

i keep waiting for bert to go psycho in games like this but it never happens

you forgot Z's patented 'entering the zone and peeling off to the left' plays that never lead to anything productive

well, no datsyuk = pitiful entries on pp

jimmy "the rebound" howard strikes again!!!

lol. no seriously if you watch him play, he (and the flames as a whole) generally have bad luck you guys heard wrong. he HAS locker room cancer. it's rare and very treatable. he will be just fine.

i like olli. he's a nice guy and a good teammate, and he's a good hockey player. he's just having bad luck this season.

lol it's not that bad though. it adds to the overall medal count so at least there's that.

i guess it's even more disappointing due to the fact that the usa juniors are a pretty good and exciting team to watch. they are the defending champs and playing in their home country. it would have been nicer to see more support. don't get me wrong, i know that there are plenty of americans who love hockey and are knowledgeable fans. i just wish there were more. edit: bronze medal for usa. not a bad showing at all.

are there any americans that are even remotely interested in this tournament? sweden vs. usa and yet 90% of the crowd is wearing team canada jerseys. i think it speaks volumes about who actually pays to watch live hockey in the us. i wouldn't be surprised to hear that 50-90% of the people attending nhl games in us cities are actually canadians who moved to the states or are visiting or went there for the purpose of watching the game.

yea i can't keep track of the winners either. i had to look it up myself. the only game i remember is our game.

but philly lost to boston last year. either way though, it seems that one of the two teams involved in the classic makes it to the finals... and loses.

tatar, drapes, and helm... the new 'two kids and a goat' line

lids saved ozzie on the second one there

rexall place is on fire!!!!!!

well... that makes 10 straight finals appearances

oh poop!

it's tough to be dangerous when you absolutely refuse to shoot the puck

i know, that's a problem too... but, dats wouldn't take 30 seconds to get set up on a 5 on 3

really missing datsyuk on the entry