opening night….

Last week was going to be Opening night in San Jose. Except there’s no season.

I admit that I had forgotten it was opening night, until the local paper wrote an article on the lockout and how it’s impacting people.

I know some of my hockey friends are going crazy over the lockout. My attitude is different: life is busy, life is full. I refuse to sit at home like someone waiting for that last minute invite to the senior prom I know isn’t going to happen. Let the NHL and the players solve their problem, and then when they’re ready, I’ll decide if I care.

Until then, there’s our trip to Victoria (go Salsa!) in a few weeks, and perhaps we’ll wander up to Duncan and catch the Cowichan Valley team, too. And there’s AHL/CHL hockey popping up on various channels – but to be honest, I’m just not that motivated right now. And college hockey is gearing up, which is moer interesting. But Laurie and I are spending time getting stuff done, and catching up on our NetFlix backlog, and actually watching a few movies and things..

And I’m finding that right now, I don’t miss the NHL. Maybe if more fans felt like that, owners and players would pay more attention to the fans. But don’t hold your breath.

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