I found myself not really caring today that the NHL season started.
Maybe I got Sean Crowe's disease; I don't know.
But starting the regular season in Prague (Rangers vs. Lightning) and Stockholm (Penguins vs. Senators), while there was a whole slate of exhibition games going on just didn't seem right.
So, the Boston Bruins lost 3-1 to the New York Islanders at TD Banknorth Garden (that's still a handful to say, and I'm still not used to it). Tim Thomas was peppered with 35 shots in a losing effort and kept the B's in it.
Yawn. Did I really care?
Nope.
The Maple Leafs lost to the Red Wings on Friday and Saturday in a couple of "Original Six" contests, with Toronto showing again they can't stop the other team in the third periods.
So?
It was all just preseason action.
Thus, it was hard to get excited about this so-called opening night of the NHL season. Or "NHL Premiere," as the 2008-'09 NHL calendar stated. Whatever.
There were six exhibition games in total Saturday, followed by eight more to be played Sunday, and another one Monday.
What, has the NHL now become Major League Baseball, where you have some teams starting early and others still playing meaningless contests?
I'm starting to be like Sean Crowe...What NHL?
**Not only does KP Wee write for Bleacher Report, he’s also a published author. Check out his fiction novel, “Showing Their Scales,” on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.**
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Shawn Owens 9 months ago
It is a tough time of year to try to get into the start of the NHL. Baseball playoffs, NFL hitting stride, NBA Camp opening, the Canadian Football League....Ok not the CFL but you know.
The Bruins didn't look great yesterday but they did some good evaluation of players. My guess they don't make any cuts until Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.
We will find out what kind of GM Chiarelli is if he can balance the books with his players.
Keep fighting through it, you will catch the NHL bug soon.
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Mark Marino 9 months ago
Chara, Bergeron and Savard looked in sync on the power play. Kobasew was flying and hitting everything in sight. Lucic still looks lethargic out there; except when he gets in the middle of a scuffle. Thomas is clearly the #1 over Manny....I'm so fired up for this season! You'll get there, too!
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Alan Bass 9 months ago
I disagree with this completely. I think it is great for them to start the season outside of North America, it brings exposure to the league, and it is fun. Unfortunately, versus did not show any of the games, so no one in America could see it unless you were in one of the cities that was being played. That was the stupid part for the NHL. But I think it is a great idea to do so.
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KP Wee 9 months ago
Aha! My first controversial article of the new season. Alan couldn't disagree with me more! LOL
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Sean Crowe 9 months ago
I've always wanted a disease named after me...
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KP Wee 9 months ago
From now on, if there's any disgruntled, jaded hockey fan out there, I'll be thinking of Sean MC. :-)
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Miah D. 9 months ago
the most people are also complaining about is how they actually organize the intern schedule themselves. for instance,you have a little time to come back to official training and you get five games in six nights, and then you don't play all week . then the season starts ... and players get injured ...
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