You would do well to extend the same courtesy you ask for to me, it is an opinion just like yours. I find it humorous that this fan group is so local focused, as I said I don't see it in Alberta. As a matter of fact I saw in a thread (I believe it was about collage players without contracts) a name was mentioned that was from Calgary. So... I checked the Calgary board, plugged the name in and zip, no mention. I think you can agree had it been a player from your part of the country there would be a thread dedicated to him. In my opinion Dubois is very over rated by this group of fans, and while I think he would be a useful addition I fear over payment as was the case for Drouin, because the fans put pressure on management.
i took the time to write that it was not directed at you, but at large.
Now, to respond your point, Dubois isn't a college guy, he's a NHL players and a good one. He's just 24 years old and yet, put 2 time 27 goals and once 28 goals. He's physical, plays in front of the net, plays 200' .
Where is the link to an unsigned college player that Flames fans have probably never heard about and a player with more than 300 points in the NHL at only 24 ?
Then , i think that you should also take into consideration the fact that the Québec is a francophone province of 7 millions surrounded by what ? 350 millions of anglophones populations. The signification of getting a good francophone or Québec born player is in my opinion, far more important for us than in any other NHL teams getting a local player.
Still, If you look at all the noise Leafs fans make when a good Toronto born player is available, if you look how the Yotes fans are salivating just when you name Austin Matthews, i hope that you can figure out why with our specificity and unique culture, we appreciate to get a " des bons p'tits gars de chez nous "