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Saturday, October 30, 2010

If a Tree Falls at McMahon...

Last April I wrote about a game between the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild that didn't mean anything.  Neither team was going to the post season, nobody on either team was nearing a significant milestone, and concession prices were not cut in half.  I wondered '...if a hockey game doesn't matter, will anybody be there to see it?'

Last night at McMahon Stadium, the Stampeders and the city found themselves in a similar position.  The Stamps had already guaranteed themselves a playoff spot, already clinched a first-round bye, and already sealed up home field advantage in the Grey Cup pre-cursor.  There wasn't really anything to play for and nothing for the fans to cheer for, except for well played football.  But would this happen when neither team had anything to gain, and like last April's Flames tilt, would the fans be involved in the game, or merely provide the Stamps with a smattering of polite applause?