Remember this one?

Maybe resurrecting Internet memes will resurrect our season. Or not.

The worst part of this slide has been our inability to be able to mock Edmonton heartlessly. They may have already set a franchise record for their winless streak, but are we that far behind?

Looking at the big picture though, I'm tired of having the Flames follow the same ol' pattern every year. A few stumbles to start, an invincible streak that lulls all into thinking that maybe this will be the year, then a dive into futility ended by ending the season with a limp and a whimper. Hence our relative silence this year - we could just copy-paste our posts from the last three years back in, couldn't we.

Go Flames, Go. (Sigh)

That's one to be purged from my memories

Nicely done, Leanne. Your prediction was almost spot on, but you were off-by-one^H^H^H^HSegmentation fault (core dumped).

(I make no apologies for this post, this team deserves it tonight).

More Shame, of a Different Ilk

I'm not surprised at how last night's game ended up. I am slightly surprised that for all of the talk about class lately, there are a chorus of Oilers fans that celebrated the happiest day of their season last night. The thread on Battle of Alberta I just linked to is pretty incredible, in this respect.

There are 80 comments there as I post this, and the vast majority of them seem to come from what are clearly Edmonton natives. Some of these people bother with proper grammar, but most don't. They all share a common theme -- elation, poor sportsmanship, and no class. The whole starter of the thread is one Andy Grabia, who supposedly retired from the site what, 3-4 posts of his ago?

Is Andy your prototypical Oilers fan? Certainly one of the most vocal. I am amazed how many Oiler fans logged on late on a Saturday night to post immature taunts and comments to celebrate the loss of their provincial brethren.

One of the best comments comes from mc79hockey:

C'mon...you can't find a pic of Vernon skating off the ice after one of their countless OT losses with him in net?

For all the Flames fans who talked so much shit this year: eat it. One more year before the market realities kick in in Calgary. I think Iggy will look very nice in a Coyotes sweater.

Followed quickly by another comment he made:

They were just brutally outclassed.

Beaut, isn't it?

What is it about hockey that makes people from Edmonton act like children? (I idly note that Daymond Langkow, Jarome Iginla, and Jamie McLennan are all Edmonton born and raised).

It should be a crime for the Oiler fans to be able to mock or celebrate anything, given their season.

There is a line, and it has been crossed.

Ladies and gentlemen, today's game was beyond embarrassing. The play is bad enough -- it was just bad hockey. But towards the end of the game, when it descended into goonery, thuggary, and downright unsportsmanlike behaviour, I was completely ashamed of my team.

Langkow's undercut...
McLennan's slash...
Iginla's butt-end...

Shame on you guys, because you have shamed us all.

As far as I'm concerned, the post-season is now over. Sutter has a lot of work to do, and I'm starting to lose my patience with him, too. He should have had the balls and the smarts to dismiss Playfair long ago before we even got to this place. No post would be acceptable without a shot to Playfair, but of course I blame him for this as well. He should've been fired a long, long time ago. The man has no spine, no intelligence, and no career in this league.

I will see you all in 07-08, hopefully on a better note.