January 04, 2007
Fantasy Hockey is a big part of my life. I am not ashamed of it, and would defend it's merits anyday, to anyone. However, here are some reasons why this hobby might be becoming a problem, or perhaps the coolest hobby ever (depends on who reads.)
1. Every scrap of information on the radio while you're at work, on the ticker of the sports news, or boxscores on the last page of the sports section that normal human beings don't read means something.
2. Your heart speeds up a bit when you are watching a game and one of your guys steps onto the ice for a power-play.
3. It connects you with your buddies and keeps you from talking about things like 'feelings'.
4. You have control over everything that happens on your squad.
5. You have no control over anything that happens to your squad.
6. You care about other men's groins more than you should.
7. You have conflicted emotions when one of your guys scores on your team (ie. Alfredsson against the Leafs.)
8. You check the standings and news clips before your email and bank account.
9. You find yourself reading "The Nashville Tenessean Online" hoping to find out who they are starting in goal today.
I will keep you posted with how my team is doing, so far, not awful, not great, just hanging around. If I were an NHL team right now, I would be the Carolina Hurricanes. Defending Champions, in a playoff spot, could go up, won't go down from here. We'll call it a Championship hangover.
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