What Would Make You Stop Cheering For The Oilers?

[Hockeyholic]

I'll admit that I was on the verge of being done for good after MacT's presser following the 14-15 season. Then McDavid happened.

What would make you quit the Oilers for good?

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[redgrant]

McDavid traded.

Just a shitty team without a God tier talent.

 

[MoontoScott]

If they moved to Calgary.

 

[MoneyGuy]

I'm not quite there but I don't really care anymore.

When does the CFL season start?

 

[Psychoil]

mcdavid traded, especially if he asks for a trade, you know this franchise is doomed forever

 

[BigFuzzyDice]

I'll admit that I was on the verge of being done for good after MacT's presser following the 14-15 season. Then McDavid happened.

What would make you quit the Oilers for good?

I'll always have hope for my home team. The real dilemma comes up if calgary hires nelly. How do I continue to hate them while hoping he succeeds as a bench boss.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Nothing.

You get through the decade of darkness, you get through anything.

It can suck, but nothing can stop me for cheering for my team.

 

[T-Funk]

If there aren't significant changes this summer with coaching staff and that coaching staff's philosophy, as well as player acquisitions that aren't just complete prayers a washed up bum will return to form, abandon ship.

 

[BlackDogg]

I think most fans just distance themselves and then come back when things are better. Hard to do that though with 97.

I'd say mcd not being there or lowe back as gm would be close to doing it.

 

[Supermassive]

I'm not quite there but I don't really care anymore.

When does the CFL season start?

Yup. I feel nothing anymore, aside from McDavid and Draisaitl.

It’s like hating your job because you have a terrible manager.

I feel free to look elsewhere. I don’t owe this team anything anymore.

 

[Mr Positive]

nothing I can think of aside from some weird scandal having nothing to do with hockey that is tied to the team

 

[belair]

One of the Old Boys being named GM.

 

[488fitter]

Nothing could ever possibly stop me from cheering for the Oilers. No matter how much incompetence runs through the organization or if the losses outweigh the wins, there’s not a f***ing chance I could ever cheer for another team with even close to the same amount of passion. Too emotionally invested and too loyal in nature. Plus I’m a prideful Edmontonian, and the Oilers give the city I love something to cheer for.

 

[McVirginOil]

Honestly nothing, I only actively cheer against the stupid management and what not but Oilers as a team are everything.

 

[McRpro]

My death.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

It's like being in a relationship where your partner treats you like complete garbage. Yet you stay anyway hoping one day it gets better, even though you think about leaving and dreaming about a life elsewhere.

I'm in it for the long haul. I don't think I can cheer for another NHL team.

 

[RipsADrive]

Nothing except maybe relocation since then they'd cease to be the Edmonton Oilers.

Not sure if I could cheer for the team under a different name/city. Hope I never have to find out.

 

[McShogun99]

Nothing. I’ve been thru the Gretzky trade, selling of numerous star players and the OBC era. Still nice 1993 this team has been garbage but I keep coming back.

 

[MikeGrier99]

Pretty much the worst that can happen has already happened.

- Longest post season drought in NHL history
- Traded away half the assets we painfully gathered together in those awful years, losing the Schultz, Hall, Eberle, and Reinhart trades pretty much instantly
- Greedy owner that gouged tax payers for his own profit, while insulting hockey's most loyal fanbase by suggesting to move the team to Seattle
- Going through an endless cycle of poorly performing staff, with little to not attempt to hire outside the organization
- Said staff members showed no humility, defended themselves and deflected blame at all times, and in some cases were even brought back again despite historically bad performances.
- Fan relations are as if the Oilers are run by the KGB , kicking fans out of games for critical chants or signs, drowning out boos with loud music, and controlling the media with propaganda ministers like Bob Stauffer
- Failure is acceptable in this organization. MacT, Lowe, Howson, etc. oversee the worst decade of NHL hockey ever and remain in powerful positions


The only thing that can go worse is starting a new playoff drought and McDavid asking or a trade. I don't think I'll ever "quit" the Oilers, but I will completely tune them out for the duration of their failures. As soon as they fall off track to make the playofs next year I'm tuning them out

 

[SK13]

Something something McDavid gone.

I'd probably just focus more on other hobbies for a few years.

 

[McKappa]

They would have to relocate

 

[yukoner88]

the team moving

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

This last year has left me pretty apathetic. McDavid was the only thing keeping this team out of their rightful spot in the basement.

 

[Senor Catface]

I'll always cheer for them, but I sure won't care all the time.

I checked out this year completely emotionally.

Which is probably why I'm getting along so well with everyone!

 

[PBandJ]

I came close after that MacT presser. Like, hair thin from throwing my hands up and saying "screw this".

Sadly, I don't think I'll ever stop cheering for this team. I'm like an addict.