Friday, July 15, 2005
7/15/05 Welcome back NHL
First and foremost, welcome back to the NHL. I grew up a hockey fan like most kids in Michigan, and until 2 years ago I proudly claimed it to be my #1 sport.
Hockey has not been what it used to be, there have been so many BAD changes to the game.
In recent years we’ve seen the defensive clutch and grab style of play, the stupid instigator rule, and the leagues failure to call interference led them to making up a new rule, which is EXACTLY the same as the old rule, and calling it obstruction…and then ignoring that rule as well.
And now we get to look forward to the exciting, but incredibly inappropriate shoot-ous, and the big mistake of removing the red line, which will force coaches to keep defencemen back and limit their contribution to scoring. Add to that the greed & Stupidity of canceling an entire season and the NHL has been replace by the NFL, as may favorite league.
But even with all that, I find I’m still pretty excited by the news. I look forward to watching those first games on TV (you can’t expect me to give them any of my money…yet) and all the great hockey conversations with friends and family. NHL Hockey was missed, as screwed up as it as been, it will be great to see the Red Wings back on the ice.
My prediction by the way is Sidney Crosby goes to Chicago to revive a huge TV market and an original 6 team.
Black Out.
¶ 9:42 AM
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