Something's missing, eh?

I miss hockey. This is the first time I've felt that way all year. But now I do. If one were to look at the sports year as the afterlife, we are currently making our swift free-fall from the Carolina Blue Heaven (March Madness) towards the 7th layer of hell (July/August, where there is nothing but baseball). And as we breeze through April-June, the NHL playoffs used to provide some resistance. There is still the NBA playoffs, who's entertainment value is boosted further by my Pistons are not only being really good, but also that they play the game the right way :) But I digress... The NHL regular season is boring. 8:00 am english 011 with a hangover boring. But the playoffs are exciting. The hockey always seems to go into sudden death. The players are more intense. The games are intense. They matter. And no lead is insurmountable.

So here's to the players getting their heads out of their asses and coming back to the game! I never thought I'd miss hockey, but I do.