The collective IQ of the hockey crowd these days is embarrassing as well. Lots of folks patting themselves on the back over last night’s shootout “win.”
The high school kids in my hometown aren’t even aware that UND still has a football team. I’m old enough to remember the days when the split amongst us was 50/50 in terms of fan loyalty.
That’s been an issue that has plagued this team for as long as I can remember. I’m on pins and needles as we get to less than 2:00 left in the period because you can pretty much count on someone falling asleep and an opposing goal being scored.
You are correct. I already pointed out elsewhere that Ovechkin picked up #790 in 3x3 OT the other night. What an absolute travesty if he ever eclipses Gretzky in similar fashion.
There’s a first time for everything, isn’t there? Again, what’s the upside teamwise? An extra point? Increased Pairwise ranking? It’s literally NOTHING except the casual fan can think the team “won.” Case in point below…