20 year old here with lots of love for you . 😘 <| sep |> The tradition of flying the flag at halfmast began in the 17 th century . According to some sources , the flag is lowered to make room for an invisible flag of death flying aboveFrom mast . Sounds to me like your last point hit the nail on the head <| sep |> Born and raised and Oiler fan . Got to see and appreciate the Oil of the ' 80 ' s . then the Gretzky sale , a subsequent cup , then the worst draft class of any team ever , and the dismantling . Sure , we had some competitive teams in the late 90 ' s but never cup contenders . Post lockout , an unbelievable run to the SCF then a decade of hockey I ' d like to forget . Definitely the highest of highs and the lowest of lows . Finally , the tide is turning for the better !