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 CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
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| Adam wrote on Thu, 02 November 2023 10:58 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 02 November 2023 10:32 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 02 November 2023 10:19 |
| NZ Oiler Fan wrote on Thu, 02 November 2023 08:49 |
Dallas 6-1-1 on the season & we're 2-5-1, yet most are picking us to win this? I wish I could share that optimism, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
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Because people who cheer for/follow a team generally don't go into every game expecting the team to lose, otherwise why would they cheer for the team?
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You've created a false equivalency. I want the Oilers to win every game because I'm a fan, but that doesn't mean I expect them to win. The two concepts aren't related. It's like saying 'why would you buy a lottery ticket and not expect to win'? It's because I like the possibility of winning 20 million, but certainly don't expect it to happen. It's a conflict between want and expectation.
I do expect the Oilers to do well tonight. Dallas is a very good hockey team but the Oilers should be better than 2-5-1.
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If fandom was based solely on expectations, I'd think the Oilers would have killed off the whole damn fan base over the last 15 years. The team has to be very glad that emotional attachment isn't always based on whether the bet pays off!
Can you imagine how soul-crushing the Eakins era would have been if you'd gone in to every game believing the team was going to win?
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I can't believe how much goodwill and emotional support the Oilers still have but I guess people still want to believe.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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