I watched live hockey for the first time in five months and it was glorious!!
Despite their teams (Penguins and Flyers) having one of the biggest rivalries in hockey, the players mixed it up during the playing of the national anthem in the spirit of unity and solidarity and to stand against social injustices, racism, and hate.
My favorite player--Sidney Crosby. And, no, he's not a Dallas Star...but he's the best in the world.
Sidney's teammate, Evgeni Malkin.
Sadly, my Pens lost...3-2 in overtime, however it was an exhibition game with no playoff consequences...except for maybe the mental ones from losing... :0(
Yeah, I missed Monday. :( I just didn't have anything meaningful or important to throw out in the universe. But today... Well.
Last night I watched an exciting game of hockey on tv where the Dallas Stars clinched their berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016. Now DD and her BFF went to the American Airlines Center and I didn't get go. I was disappointed at first for how it played out that I didn't, but had I been there, the game wouldn't have played out the way it did. Three pebbles tossed in a pond create a different set of ripples than only two pebbles would, so I'd rather have the win in the fashion it came than be there and I'm glad the girls got to experience it.
As a season ticket holder, I have first dibs on playoffs tickets, so I am now the proud owner of three sets of tickets to the playoffs... DD and I will attend the fist two home games of the first round as well as a home game in the second round should the Stars make it that far.
One more home game on Saturday and then playoffs begin April 10th... Because we are a Wild Card team, we will not have home ice advantage for the first two games. Which I'm okay with.
So that's what's taking up a lot of gray matter right now, even though I have a couple other things than need my focus. After I post this...that's what I'm doing.
Last year, I subscribed to NHL.com in hopes of being able
to watch Stars hockey, but alas, because I live in the local area, I was
in the "blackout" zone and got to see maybe one "free" game via the
NHL.com app...We had the lowest level of cable because it came with our
Internet package, which did not include Fox Sports Southwest where Stars
games are aired here in North Texas.
Sadly, I saw more Stars games in person last year than I did on TV. Really. Well, not sadly about seeing them in person, but you know what I mean...
This
year, though, I wanted to be able to watch Stars hockey on TV, so after
all of last season's frustrations and research, I realized the only way to make
that happen was to upgrade my cable.DH agreed, so when the hockey season was just about to start, I made the phone call.
We are now a week and a half into hockey season and I've seen one game live and in person, because it was opening night against a brand new team. Hockey history and I had to go, you know? I've also watched the first period of two games and the whole of another -- not to mention seeing various other teams play in whole or in part because I also have the NHL Network now, which is not the same as a NHL.com subscription.
Watched the whole game against the Colorado Avalanche this past Saturday and they won!!
So cost-wise, the cable upgrade will end up costing a chunk more than the NHL.com subscription, but I've already seen more Stars hockey on TV in the last week and a half that I did all of last year, so I can't really be sorry.
Also can't be sorry about seeing this!! My favorite player's first(!!) hockey fight of his career (513 games). I love hockey fights for the amusement factor more than anything else. They usually just make me laugh. (My guy's in green...) The fact that he was defending his teammate and captain's honor is also amusing to no end. (Bromance for the win!!)
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