You say that now, but trust me, no matter how bad they suck, if they upped and moved, your heart would be broken. You spend alot of time caring about this team and if they just left, i'm telling you, its your heart being ripped out of your chest.
Anybody else feel sick to their stomach? (moping thread, now with peanut butter)
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You say that now, but trust me, no matter how bad they suck, if they upped and moved, your heart would be broken. You spend alot of time caring about this team and if they just left, i'm telling you, its your heart being ripped out of your chest.
I have to admit that I fail to see how NOT putting money into an organization is going to turn things around. The logic seems more than a bit skewed to me. If all of us who are frustrated with this did the same thing, then we could go ahead and just help them pack the moving vans for the move to some obscure small city in Canada.
Edited to add: I am married to a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan. Watching his pain when they packed up for Baltimore was agonizing...I agree with the previous poster that I don't want to have to go through the same thing myself.
tarheelhockey
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The thing is, EVERY fanbase goes through this stuff. It feels bad, but for goodness sake this isn't even close to what Caps or Leafs fans have been through the past couple years.
Sorry to offend some of you with my depression over this season, but I remember during the games a few seasons ago when the crowds were so enthusiastic that the cheers just became a deafening roar, and I worried for my hearing! Going to the games was such a blast ... Then all the roaring stopped because we haven't had anything to roar about. We've heard excuse after excuse as to why we haven't made the play-offs, year after year.
I'm sitting here with about $800 in tickets for some of the remaining games, and I will feel ILL if I see more of what we have recently ... so shoot me!
I will also tell you that among my friends who are Caniacs, I have NEVER heard such unhappiness with the team and the whole organization, especially after the fans went back in droves after the lock-out!
I'm sitting here with about $800 in tickets for some of the remaining games, and I will feel ILL if I see more of what we have recently ... so shoot me!
I will also tell you that among my friends who are Caniacs, I have NEVER heard such unhappiness with the team and the whole organization, especially after the fans went back in droves after the lock-out!
DaleCooper
NEVER 4GET
It has literally been 14 days since we were one of the best teams in the league and playing our best hockey since 2009 or 2006. How can people fall off the wagon so fast? Sports fans are always so damn fickle.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with people being angry and upset, but the wild swinging from sunshine and rainbows to sky is falling is crazy.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with people being angry and upset, but the wild swinging from sunshine and rainbows to sky is falling is crazy.
If this were six losses at the beginning of a "regular" season, it would not hurt so much. But what's happening will likely cost us the play-offs this year ... tho I sincerely hope I'm wrong. And seriously, look at Boston, Pittsburgh, Montreal ... and tell me they aren't going to wipe the ice with us, as we're looking now!!! UGH!
We already manhandled Pittsburgh and played Boston very close. We aren't going to look like this the entire season. It's kind of how hockey works. Ups and downs. Every team has them.
Anton Babchuk
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Personally I am relieved to be within striking distance of the playoffs with less than 20 games to play, rather than having to go undefeated and have every team we're chasing lose almost every game just have to have a 10% chance.
I don't know, maybe fans would feel better if the team had already been eliminated but they got to watch Brandon Sutter and Erik Cole smile and say the right things to the media.
I don't know, maybe fans would feel better if the team had already been eliminated but they got to watch Brandon Sutter and Erik Cole smile and say the right things to the media.
Mr Whipple
Charmin Soft
Add me as another Browns fan and Clevelander. That's why as much as I love the Canes, I still to this day feel bad for the Whaler fans about the move. You never really get over it, even if you do get a team back. Watching the Ravens win the Super Bowl - again - almost 20 years later still sucked and left me grumpy for days.
This time period sucks as a Canes fan, but I've been through worse. The Indians of the 70's and 80's. There's a reason they were the team used in Major League. Then they finally started playing well, and came two outs from finally winning it all in 97. Cavs, you had the run in the early 90's and Jordan's shot that you still see in commercials to this day. Then LeBron and The Decision. The Browns three AFC championship games in four years, with The Drive and The Fumble. Still don't like the Broncos to this day. Then the move, and the horrible team the Browns have been since. Heck, they're going to make a Major League type movie with Kevin Costner based on the Browns.
Though the best thing to do in times like these is to complain like in these threads, or best case just have a sarcastic humor about it. So I won't tell anyone to stop, but I'm okay with it myself. After all, the Canes are the first pro team I cheer for to win it all in my lifetime. And even with the addition of Jordan and Semin I figured they would be improved but not a championship caliber team this season. Just headed in the right direction finally. It's hard not to have gotten caught up in things with the way they were playing earlier in the season, though.
This time period sucks as a Canes fan, but I've been through worse. The Indians of the 70's and 80's. There's a reason they were the team used in Major League. Then they finally started playing well, and came two outs from finally winning it all in 97. Cavs, you had the run in the early 90's and Jordan's shot that you still see in commercials to this day. Then LeBron and The Decision. The Browns three AFC championship games in four years, with The Drive and The Fumble. Still don't like the Broncos to this day. Then the move, and the horrible team the Browns have been since. Heck, they're going to make a Major League type movie with Kevin Costner based on the Browns.
Though the best thing to do in times like these is to complain like in these threads, or best case just have a sarcastic humor about it. So I won't tell anyone to stop, but I'm okay with it myself. After all, the Canes are the first pro team I cheer for to win it all in my lifetime. And even with the addition of Jordan and Semin I figured they would be improved but not a championship caliber team this season. Just headed in the right direction finally. It's hard not to have gotten caught up in things with the way they were playing earlier in the season, though.
Roboturner913
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To me, it's not that they've lost games, it's the way they've lost them. Lots of guys sitting around looking pouty and dejected. I've rooted for loser sports teams most of my life, no stranger to that.
Didn't think we were going to win the Cup or anything this year, but to go from what they were most of the season to what they are now, it's pretty hard to understand.
its hard
i think when we won 6 out of 7, before the injuries, we were all elated.. now, its back to desperation, and hopefully they can play like a desperate team..
i think when we won 6 out of 7, before the injuries, we were all elated.. now, its back to desperation, and hopefully they can play like a desperate team..
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Carolina Hurricanes: Start with a full jar of peanut butter, extract one-third of the peanut butter, give the rest to the neighbor.
Novacane
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My week nights and weekends just got a lot freer.
Won't plan to watch any of our games unless we pull a miracle and make the playoffs.
The ECHL product here is on par with the garbage we've been watching.
Won't plan to watch any of our games unless we pull a miracle and make the playoffs.
The ECHL product here is on par with the garbage we've been watching.
gocanes88
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Buenos Necas
lets go canes
Yeah, that's where I am at the moment. Saturday may push me over the edge though...
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tarheelhockey
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I knew it was a good idea not to pre-pay for those playoff tickets.
(ok, I didn't really know that. But I'm glad I waited)
(ok, I didn't really know that. But I'm glad I waited)
DaveG
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yep, I'm done with it. If anything keep this tank job going and draft someone like Monahan or Barkov. I'm done with this ****, honestly at the point where I'm considering calling up PNC arena and demanding my money back.
Roboturner913
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I went and traded in my copy of NHL 13 today. I can't get into playing with any other team and even looking at digitized computer models of our players right now makes me want to puke. Also, I can't even wear my favorite t-shirt right now because I don't want to be reminded of this crap.
I pretty much checked out for the season after the last game against the Jets. I'll start caring again if this team by some miracle reaches the playoffs, other than that it's done for me until the draft.
can this team financially weather another season of no playoffs? i know next season they'll be in a division with buffalo, new york, pittsburgh, etc who's fans already seem to be able to fill >25% of the arena. Guess it doesn't really matter who they sell tickets to as long as they're selling tickets. I guess attendance may actually increase because of that
All boycotting will do is prove the haters were right about hockey south of Chicago. It sure didn't do us any good here in Atlanta. A real fan sticks with their team through thick and thin. Sorta like a marriage but not as expensive and easier to get out of.
tarheelhockey
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What really sucks is that all these fans falling off and not renewing is going to ensure an even larger number of road-team fans in the arena next season. Just bad news all around.
