Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the NHL. There are few things in this world that I'd rather be doing than watching a hockey game. If I was on death row and the prison guards asked me what I wanted for my last meal, I'd say forget the food, serve me up a Saturday night of Leafs vs. Habs, followed by Oilers vs. Flames. Hold the Mustard.
I would die a happy man.
You just can't beat hockey. It really is the coolest game on earth. The fastest too. And the most exciting.
Well, unless the Minnesota Wild are involved, but you get the picture—I love hockey. You do too. But sometimes I just can't help becoming enraged at certain aspects of the game.
I'm sure we all have those little things about the game that drive us nuts, and I am no different. When they happen it feels like a thousand pins are stabbing into your forehead. It's the smallest, most insignificant things too, that drive us mad. Yet they're part of the reason so many hockey fans are one more game away from a pacemaker.
It's not the tough calls, playing your arch rival or watching your team lose the lead with seven seconds ...
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The NHL Is Great But Here’s What I Hate: Why Hockey Games Can Drive Us Crazy
October 23rd, 2010 by Jon Neely Leave a reply »
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