The Irrelevant League
This blog is mostly written tongue in cheek. Some points may be informative. Please provide your feedback.
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Is the NHL going to fold in 10-15 years? Jimmy Traina of si.com posed this question and 4 others in his blog yesterday. Of the responses he got, many did not address the NHL question at all. There were a couple supportive of the NHL, saying it gets a bum rap from the media. And the rest were of the "is the NHL still around?" variety, and one calling commissioner Gary Bettman a moron.
I was the biggest hockey fan around. I've done everything in minor hockey except be a parent, which may still happen. I've met many of the NHL alumni, including Gordie Howe 3 times. And I don't watch anymore. The NHL is now irrelevant in my life.
Why? The game has unfortunately been revealed to me as something that has only been for the select few, namely the owners. Those who think Bettman is incompetent have to realize he is only representing the owners. The NHL is what it is because the owners want it that way. It's always been that way, and it will remain that way until something better comes along.
So will the NHL fold in 10-15 years? If it does, there will be another more progressive league to take its place. There will always be some professional hockey somewhere, no matter how irrelevant it is perceived to be.
Regards,
Irrelevant
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Is the NHL going to fold in 10-15 years? Jimmy Traina of si.com posed this question and 4 others in his blog yesterday. Of the responses he got, many did not address the NHL question at all. There were a couple supportive of the NHL, saying it gets a bum rap from the media. And the rest were of the "is the NHL still around?" variety, and one calling commissioner Gary Bettman a moron.
I was the biggest hockey fan around. I've done everything in minor hockey except be a parent, which may still happen. I've met many of the NHL alumni, including Gordie Howe 3 times. And I don't watch anymore. The NHL is now irrelevant in my life.
Why? The game has unfortunately been revealed to me as something that has only been for the select few, namely the owners. Those who think Bettman is incompetent have to realize he is only representing the owners. The NHL is what it is because the owners want it that way. It's always been that way, and it will remain that way until something better comes along.
So will the NHL fold in 10-15 years? If it does, there will be another more progressive league to take its place. There will always be some professional hockey somewhere, no matter how irrelevant it is perceived to be.
Regards,
Irrelevant
posted by Irrelevant at 5:59 AM
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