‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the NHL, not a creature was stirring.
Do you hear that sound? The sound of silence?
If you want to hear anything in any NHL arena on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, first you’ll have to break into the joint. Then, having succeeded, you won’t find a soul.
For two days, the sticks stay untaped. The skates stay hung on their hooks. The pucks stay in the freezer. There might as well be a sign that says, “No morning skate to-day.”
The National Hockey League doesn’t do much right, so when they do, it’s only fair to blare it. The appearance of “NHL,” “good,” and “decision” in the same sentence that doesn’t also include “not a” is up there with “man listens to wife,” so this is big doings.
The NHL, bless their frozen souls, outlaw their own game on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The players are ordered to stay away from “the building.” No games, no practices. If one has the urge to throw a hip check, then it’s to be done to the kids at home or the family dog.
For two days, not only are the goalies pulled, but so is ...
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