Thoughts?
Yeah, I've got one. How can you determine your the best team ever after just 1 game? The other 3 major sports play best of 7. A series of games will establish who really is better. Not a single game that can be lost due to a fluke like a bad call or the like.
NFL is teh suck. NHL for teh win.
If you like boring games that end in ties played by wealthy white guys. Even the fights are bogus.
You've obviously never been to a Hockey Game before have you? First off, ever try throwing a punch while standing on ice skates? I'd put money down just about any football player will land on his ass and not get a chance to throw a 2nd punch. Secondly, the game is a hell of a lot faster paced then any of the other major sports. Third, the athletes are the lowest paid of the 4 major sports. 4th, when was the last time you saw a guys face shattered from a foot ball flying 60 mph? Then get back up and keep playing?
The Athletes are of higher caliber. They have to be expert ice scaters. They need to have great hand to eye coordination. They need to have incredible attention to detail, cause keeping your eye on a 3 inch puck in a huge rink with 10 guys trying to smash you into oblivion just ain't easy. Play does not stop whenever you get knocked over. You get slammed into a wall by a 220lb guy, you need to get your ass back on your feet and keep skating.
Try actually watching the sport sometime. Pick up the nuances. Understand just how rough it is to play the game at that level, and how damned skilled you gotta be to do it.
Football is about being big, or being fast. Hockey is about having skill.
