Not saying it was you crying but some of the posts in this thread are over the top to say the least.
Are you really trying to equate what a McD or Drai deserve in respect compared to Austin Matthews? If you think the players are even remotely on similar levels thats your perogative.
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Flames fanbase certainly have. They're exhibit A for team envy having had no generational superstars in the history of that franchise. When your most famous player ever is Lanny McDonald and the team up North have had Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl then heaping doses of jealousy is just going to be in the water.
Not as bad…..Fun to pour through. GDT are fun to go back on as well.
Theyre insanely jealous. Fan bases have hated Edmonton for 40 years and I'll be the first to say the hockey God's GAVE us only what they could dream of.Are you really trying to equate what a McD or Drai deserve in respect compared to Austin Matthews? If you think the players are even remotely on similar levels thats your perogative.
I don't recall either McDrai sitting out multiple games of a playoff series because they had tummy upset. I don't recall either disappearing each and every playoffs or going out in first round always.
This is sorted to cumulative playoff production record in playoffs, PTS/game since 16-17 when McDrai first entered playoffs.
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So that in playoffs money time Matthews, Marner and pretenders are not even comparables. They are not even PPG, they are not even in conversation of being playoff impactful. McD and Drai are at 1.61PPG LEGEND production. Nobody else is doing that, nobody else close.
Yeah people disparage Matthews. He isn't a great player, he isn't any legend, and even from standpoint of scoring he has as many goals because the leafs funnel everything to him. Even on his club Nylander is probably the better player.
But in anycase show me film on Edmonton streets where people are chanting f*** Petterson, f*** Quinn Hughes. Show me clips where we've done this in Edmonton. Nah, like the team we cheer for we usually keep the focus on our own team, our own generational stars. There is difference. Calgary fans for instance have always been loathing, self loathing.. Jealous of having one SC in history and Oilers having several. Jealous of having 2nd rate clubs while Oilers have had a group of generational superstars multiple times.
Chanting f*** McDavid on street corners is straight up envy. Oilers fans wouldn't be even moved or bother to do something so inane.
Dude, HFOil hates on ALL opposing players especially on rival teams. It's part of being a rival. If McDavid played for the Flames, we'd be saying f*** McDavid at least on HFOil, don't know about the streets of Edmonton. Obviously Matthews isn't on McDavid's level but that's not my point. My point is that all fanbases do this, including the Oilers fanbase.Are you really trying to equate what a McD or Drai deserve in respect compared to Austin Matthews? If you think the players are even remotely on similar levels thats your perogative.
I don't recall either McDrai sitting out multiple games of a playoff series because they had tummy upset. I don't recall either disappearing each and every playoffs or going out in first round always.
This is sorted to cumulative playoff production record in playoffs, PTS/game since 16-17 when McDrai first entered playoffs.
NHL Stats
The official source for NHL Stats including skaters, goalies, teams stats and more.
So that in playoffs money time Matthews, Marner and pretenders are not even comparables. They are not even PPG, they are not even in conversation of being playoff impactful. McD and Drai are at 1.61PPG LEGEND production. Nobody else is doing that, nobody else close.
Yeah people disparage Matthews. He isn't a great player, he isn't any legend, and even from standpoint of scoring he has as many goals because the leafs funnel everything to him. Even on his club Nylander is probably the better player.
But in anycase show me film on Edmonton streets where people are chanting f*** Petterson, f*** Quinn Hughes. Show me clips where we've done this in Edmonton. Nah, like the team we cheer for we usually keep the focus on our own team, our own generational stars. There is difference. Calgary fans for instance have always been loathing, self loathing.. Jealous of having one SC in history and Oilers having several. Jealous of having 2nd rate clubs while Oilers have had a group of generational superstars multiple times.
Chanting f*** McDavid on street corners is straight up envy. Oilers fans wouldn't be even moved or bother to do something so inane.
Yeah, as I said to Drive, I'll defer to you guys on that one but I'm just talking about hating on the best player of a rival team in general. It happens with the Oilers fanbase as well, at least online. If it doesn't happen in the streets of Edmonton I'll take your guys word for it. The Canucks fans we see screaming on the streets do come across as scummy, no arugment there.
Curious, would you get a delay of game if your entire team just sat in the net?
Don't think so, but give the chance for the other team to just slap the f*** out of the puck at them.
Totally and you can see it in the way the team plays. The nucks are just concerned from what the Oilers did to the best pk in the Western Conference in round one and kinda assume the Kings weren't just crying each time.
It wouldn't end well but 20 seconds left with a 1 goal lead after losing possession.
Don't say we'd because I wouldn't be.
Vancouver is a wonderful place to take a vacation and visit for a few days. But to actually live there with the down right punitive cost of living? Absolutely not.
Yes, all the time lol. It's been happening with Lebron as well for a looong time, Brady also received a lot of hate from opponents. This is what rivalries are all about. It's been happening in sports for forever.
