The NFL draft. The NBA playoffs. The MLB opening month.
With these three major sports dominating the air waves, Americans have a steady dosage of sports to wet most any appetite. However, there is little love given to the NHL playoffs. Everyone is raving about the Celtics/Bulls series with multiple overtimes and clutch performances, but a glance into the frozen major sport would show much more than a couple of interesting series.
The number one seed in the West was beat in six games by the red hot eighth seed Anaheim Ducks. Can you imagine the uproar had the Lakers lost in six games in the first round? Two game sevens were closed out with one goal victories via last minute goals last night. That would be the equivalent of two buzzer beaters in the same night from two different teams in the NBA.
This may be crazy, but hockey is the BEST sport to watch live, edging out football, basketball, and baseball. On the flip side, hockey is the worst sport to watch on TV. Many don't give it a fair chance because they haven't experienced a contest in person. Call me crazy, but there are way better athletes in hockey than the majority of baseball players and even some basketball and football players. I implore you to attend a local game next season and jump on the frozen bandwagon that is the greatest sports gig around. Until next time...
Branden E. Jones
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