Hockey is back, you will like it!

Hey, hockey is back. The greed is over...Kind of. Players get less than they wanted... Actually way less. I'm not sure this deal was better than the one the NHL offered in the beginning of december. Everyone pull out your shirts, your tuques, your sweaters and jerseys. It is hockey time.

January 19th starts the season off. Teams will only play within their conference,

You boycotting the NHL? Hypocrite. The staff of the buildings, the buildings themselves and the other fans need your viewership, your money. Or they form a work stoppage and then really put you in your place. They need you to spend to get paycheques, they need you to view to have jobs selling you and me fatty foods.

You have your NHL merchandise, what are you going to do burn it? You get free tickets, you aren't going to go? How far do you go? Don't buy skates for your family? no sticks? Gonna bankrupt the forzani group? Don't even look at a jersey or sticks?

Don't be a knob about it. Legacy and viewership is what makes sports. Same thing was said about the NBA, they had record sales in merchandise last year (half season) after the lockout. Baseball staggered for 2 years in 94, 95. They now have some of their highest viewership numbers ever.

It is politics, that's all it was. They weren't trying to screw the fans out of watching the game they love. It is about the deal and where they go from here. For 8 years, they have employees who work their asses off for minimum wage (or slightly above) and you are going to go out and be just as selfish as what Donald Fehr and the Owners were? what does that show for your character... Your moral norms and compass pointed out that if someone else wants to keep their ship running smoothly you refuse to talk to them or acknowledge their resistance.

You live in Canada, and hockey towns in America, you are going to hear about stories, plays, or scores in the NHL. You will view it, you will like it, and you will mend your way back to viewing every day.

Sincerely,

A former angry hockey fan, now feels apathy for everyone who is bitter about this still.