What is up with Hockey?

           

If you think I do not know a lot about NASCAR, which I do, thanks Kelly!  I know nothing about Hockey.  I do know it use to be considered a northern sport, originally six teams now up to 30 teams.  I have two guys I work with that love and breathe Hockey, one for the Pittsburgh Penguins and one for the Detroit Red Wings. What I do not understand is why they have to play so many games to get to the Stanley Cup?  You have the quarter finals, which is seven games.  Then you have the semi finals, which is seven games, then the conference finals, which is (you guessed it) seven games, Then the Stanley cup finals.  It is not who the best team is, it is who can skate the longest.  The regular season is over in April, but the playoffs take an extra two months.  That is almost as bad as the NASCAR Schedule!  Holy cow that is 28 extra games just in the playoffs, hell that could be a quarter of the season for the Edmonton Oilers, they lost more than that! Another thing I do not understand is people are saying it is so violent in the National Football league, I saw a guy complaining about his big toe hurting, I figured if he is making 1 million dollars a game his butt better be playing!  Have you ever watched these guys? They have fewer teeth than some women in Sussex county DE and that is saying something!!  What a cool sport, you get to beat up somebody and all you get is a 5 minute time out.  I bet kids get more of a time out when they do something wrong.  They get paid less than any other professional sport, I would be pissed too! First 100 million+ contract was given out in 2009 that was for 13 years.  I could not skate that long.  Think of A-rod from the Yankees who makes 275 Million for a 10 year contract, which is almost double.  Hell I could go out with Cameron Diaz too if I made that much money.  Anyway, these guys are in great shape, I remember skating once as a kid on Montclair Lake in Woodbridge Virginia, fell on my butt a lot but it is crazy what you will do under peer pressure, anyway this Hockey thing is crazy, it is popping up all over the USA.  I have a friend of mine who likes the Tampa Bay Lightings; Hockey in Tampa is like no snow in Michigan, Go figure!!!!  Funny thing is Florida has two hockey teams the other one is the Panthers.  Michigan only has one, I guess when you’re the Detroit Red Wings in Michigan you only need one team!!!  They do have the Lions, HAHA. They have made it to the playoffs 20 consecutive years, hell just give them the cup. It could cut the season in half!  I guess when Dancing with the Stars and American Idol are over I can always watch Hockey on TV.  NOT!!!!!  Until next time!