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* For the past six seasons you’ve been convinced the Flames are just one or two additions away from a Cup win. * You know you’re a Flames fan if you used to cheer for some other better team until you moved to Calgary. ” At once I fired off a number of suggestions: * You know you’re a Flames fan if you name your daughter ‘Lanny.’ * If every time you see that Gretzky slapper on The Hockey Night in Canada intro, you wince. The subject that particular day was: “You know you’re a Flames fan if. So if you’re looking for material for Saturday’s game, you might want to jot down a few of these lines. A few months back, many of hockey fans from across the hockey universe took the opportunity to share a few laughs at the expense of Flames fans on Twitter. I’m not sure how fierce the action will be on the ice, but I’ve no doubt a few insults will be unleashed in the stands. Droves of Flames fans - clad in their garish red, yellow and black outfits - will undoubtedly attend Saturday night’s game at Rexall Place, as their mediocre squad takes on Edmonton’s even less impressive squad in a battle of also-rans. In Edmonton, the arch-rival always has been and always will be the Calgary Flames. One of the greatest pleasures for a hockey fan is to needle fans of opposing teams, especially fans of the arch-rival team.

