|
I haven't posted in this thread in over 2 years. Honestly I was happy for awhile. The Devils had some scrappers in Rupp, Salvador and Clarkson. They had LeBlond up for a time and it was great. The Flyers are tough, the Rangers play Orr nearly every game. They had Reitz, Dubinsky will give a handful of fights, even the Islanders had Jackman every night even when Fritz wasn't there. The Pens of course had a couple guys who would go, so I was set.
Now I hope they just pull the plug. Maybe it's how irate that poor excuse of a hockey guy, I'm sorry, girl, Pierre McGuire makes me, or the proposed rule changes but really, just do it. This slow death is driving me insane. I'll never understand guys who don't get that no matter how clean the hit is, you stick up for your teammates and don't allow the other team to run all over you all night.
Just ban fighting so I can weep and mourn and get it over with already. I fear that the NHL I love will never be back in any capacity. Asinine and unnecessary rule changes, it's like the NHL takes their cues from Facebook and constantly makes changes when they aren't needed. I just can't take it anymore. 22 years of being a fan, ever since I was a little kid, and I get more excited by the choreographed and fake emotion of professional wrestling than I do over the NHL anymore.
Just do it. Put the cages on, outlaw "aggressive" checking and turn this into women's hockey. You're well on your way Gary Bettman, just go ahead and finish the job so I can move on and get over it already.
|