So we’ve been lamenting the lack of NHL hockey for so long that we’ve been forgetting about the things we DON’T miss about the NHL. Such as:
- $10+ beers at the Bell Centre and a whole bunch of other arenas.
- That guy who yells “SKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE.” All. Damn. Game.
- Why is it always someone who sounds like Ja Rule?
- Brad Marchand.
- Winnipeg Jets fans.
- The Phoenix Coyotes being in Glendale instead of pretty much anywhere else.
- When your friend calls you because an extra Habs ticket became available at the last minute and you spent your last $80 for the week on, like, shoes.
- Which of course means you take that $80 out of your grocery budget.
- How depressing the Columbus Blue Jackets are. Seriously it stopped being funny like six years ago.
- Vancouver Canucks fans complaining about the LA Kings Twitter account.
- Vancouver Canucks fans piling on you by the hundreds because you made one damn joke about them or their team.
- (For the love of Saku Koivu, get a sense of humour, Canucks fans.)
- Pierre McGuire.
- Glenn Healy.
- Pierre McGuire and Glenn Healy.
- Self-righteous arguments for or against fighting in hockey.
- Trying to get out of ScotiaBank Place aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
- Inconsistent officiating.
- Complaints about inconsistent officiating.
- The words ‘classless’ and ‘classy’, any and all variations of either word, and discussions about whether players, teams, or fans are either.
- Raffi Torres and all of his kind.
- Shootouts.
- The tinfoil hat brigades.
- About 70% of the Montreal hockey media, about 95% of the Toronto hockey media, and approximately 100% of the Boston hockey media.
- Yelling about advanced stats.
- Yelling about concussions.
- Yelling.
- Except at the Bell Centre.
- The lighting at Madison Square Garden (The world’s most famous arena!)
- That.
- Racist, sexist or homophobic comments about players. Or anyone, really.
- Buffalo.
Now tell us all of yours.
