I was banned from CP in 2012? Maybe 2011. I took a long break and tried signing up under their new way of doing so around 2015 and was never let back in. I kinda just said screw it at that point. I have no work email, I don't use social media, so I guess I'm just out by definition.
Around the Dome 4 - Even More Flames News and Notes
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You aren’t missing out. It’s becoming a bygone place of grumpy old farts lol. I will admit it still has by far the largest flames community and some genuinely good posters and insider ppl. But some of the ppl there really need to calm down.
Oh yeah, I was still reading threads up until not too long ago. I just couldn't take it anymore. If I could block users and not see posts, sure, I'd still wanna read stuff... but the same toxic ppl I'm thinking of are in every darn thread. Sure I can scroll down I guess, but it's a sick compulsion to look (like a trainwreck I guess).
I love hockey stuff and especially our Flames so much that it's hard not tapping into the largest source of discussion. Hopefully that gets easier.
Figgy44
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Was Scorp the guy who really liked David Jones? Yeah, I remember he got dog piled on for having all sorts of strange opinions. In the end, the opinions made sense, he was just really odd at explaining them initially.
But yeah, glad he's done well for himself. IIRC, he's around (and possibly still below?) the age of 25.
As for CP FOI, I don't really read that much anymore. I'll keep tabs on a handful of useful threads in the OT forum though.
Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
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Sigh... Probably going to have to buy one.
Silly question, I've only had a couple dark jerseys in my history as a fan. How easy are the lighter jerseys to maintain and clean?
Edit: November I have the budget to get a new jersey, so I'm still deciding on what iteration. ᕙ(͡°‿ ͡°)ᕗ
Edit: November I have the budget to get a new jersey, so I'm still deciding on what iteration. ᕙ(͡°‿ ͡°)ᕗ
Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
Depends how well you keep other light coloured tops clean. Get a tide to go stick if you're a spilly eater.
Kranix
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I think we're going to see a big season from Kadri/Huberdeau.
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Hmm. Housemate says there's a whole lot of chatter about Backlund re-signing on CP. Took a peek, they're saying 4.5M x 2 years. Scorp subsequently said he heard the captaincy announcement has been moved up.
Smoke? False? I dunno. But they seem to have bought it fully.
Smoke? False? I dunno. But they seem to have bought it fully.
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Seems like a fair contract. And as much as a cesspool as that shithole is, they do have a few guys that break things.
edit: just looked and yeah, Rasta-Masta has broke a few things in the past. So this could be legit.
Yeah, 2 years is ideal. The price is very good.
I'm a little mad at myself for getting up in knots about him earlier in the off-season. He's always been a Flame. It's fitting he remains so.
I'm a little mad at myself for getting up in knots about him earlier in the off-season. He's always been a Flame. It's fitting he remains so.
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I was okay with Backlund not signing, not because I'm not a fan but because I can't blame him for wanting to go to a contender at the deadline.
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He was the only logical choice out of all the veterans but he needed an extension first.
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I still don't understand just how did it benefit the team to not have a captain for two years. #justsutterthings
Kranix
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Sutter's opinion, which was supported by Treliving at the time, was the C doesn't matter, it's the leadership group that is important. After Gio left, there was no Gio/Iginla persona to fill the void, and it's more important that a core group matures together. He was trying to avoid having one player take on the burden of being the C in a hockey-obsessed city. But if you go by the conspiracy theory, he didn't name a captain because without a captain, the players had no way to speak to the coach, and thus were more easily manipulated and abused.
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Figgy44
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But I also think there were two other issues that transpired with the "C doesn't matter" mindset. I agree that the C doesn't completely matter and it's the group. But I think when certain other attributes were added on, it created its own distraction.
Sutter year 1 I think they hinted at a potential captain. We know Chucky really wanted it, but they didn't want to just hand it to him or have it contractually stipulated either which IMO is fair.
Year 2 though, again there were hints at a potential captain at the beginning of the season, but it didn't happen. Conspiracy theory wise, I think there's some truth in that perhaps Sutter didn't want someone to wield enough power to argue with him or maybe if the shouting matches rumors are accurate, it was also intended as some type of misguided punishment. But I also think that this facet annoyed and upset the players too by becoming an off ice distraction by causing the players to develop ennui very rapidly.
I think it's also worth noting that Treliving really didn't agree with what Sutter was doing, but technically let him do his thing. Rightfully or wrongfully, Treliving did indeed give his coaches a lot of power from Hartley, Gulutzan etc. I know that sometimes we think he should have intervened as GM or forced the hand by moving certain players (on occasion), but I'm honestly unsure how often a GM and POHO override coaches like that.
Boomstick
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Unbelievable. That's the worst possible news we could have gotten.
Was thinking of putting Pelts on the Heritage Jersey when I buy one, but he probably will miss it.
SaintMorose
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Very sad news for a young player starting his career and then even worse news for our ALS warrior and the whole Snow family my heart goes out to both.
