What's the buzz like for the 2015 Winter Classic?
This is a question I've been asked a couple times during radio interviews and one I've heard posed to other hockey media people. I usually give a 45-second non-answer when, really, I could answer it in one second.
I don't know.
I live in New Jersey. The game is between Chicago and Washington. None of my friends care about it, so how exactly am I (or anyone) for that matter an authority on buzz? I am not a buzz master. I feel like most other people aren't buzz masters, either. The only buzz master I acknowledge is Buzz from Home Alone.
This year's game at Nationals Park between the Blackhawks and Capitals is the seventh edition of the NHL's marquee regular-season event. There were six outdoor games last season. This is the third outdoor game in seven seasons and second in 10 months for the Blackhawks; it's the second in five seasons for the Capitals.
If the Winter Classic were a television show, it's officially at that point where you're probably bored of the characters and a lot of aspects of the show feel repetitive. "The Blackhawks? Outside? Didn't ...
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