STANLEY CUP GOES TO WHERE IT BELONGS...TAMPA?
Like most Americans, I really don't care all that much about the NHL, but I did watch most of Game 7 last night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames. Of course, this series was setting all kinds of records for it's low TV ratings, but I really think that is too bad. The NHL is a good product, and a few years ago it seemed to be growing in popularity, but then for whatever reason that popularity dropped off significantly.

I am upset with the fact that the Tampa Bay Lighting won the Stanley Cup. Not because they are from Florida, or the fact that the team is like ten years old, but because they don't have a team name ending in 'S'. Teams winning championships that don't end in 'S' are reserved for things like the Arena Football League and any level of soccer.

Part of me feels bad for the United States having the Stanley Cup here for about the past twelve years or whatever. About 98% of the country could care less about hockey, yet Canada, where hockey is life, hasn't had a drink out of Lord Stanley's cup in quite a while.

Well, let's hope for the NHL's sake that there is no lockout or strike so training camp can resume in two weeks like it is scheduled to do. I think the regular season starts in about six weeks, so lets go NHL!