Question for you Denver area folks....
Would you rather...
1. The Avs win the Stanley Cup playoffs.
2. The Broncos win the Super Bowl.
3. The Nuggets win whatever the NBA wins.
For me...there is no championship that is more team-worthy than the Stanley Cup. It takes four lines. It takes depth. It tests you at every level. There are close to 3-4 games per week.
Other sports. I know the NBA plays a similar schedule but I just can't take them seriously with all the diving allowed and more importantly, all the traveling allowed. I have no idea how many steps are allowed now without dribbling. When I was a kid, I got away with two. These guys are going like from three point line all the way to a dunk without anyone being able to check or force them to dribble. It's a terrible sport that ignores one of it's golden rules...thou shalt not travel.
How do you root for a sport like that? Hell...why do I still support the NHL when they do this shit daily?
What I see is that across the board, fans are calling for clarity on officiating. What I see happening is that gambling is taking over and will be setting the priority for the NHL, like it has for the NFL, because the NHL has no precedence in setting its own priorities and punishments because they have been all over the wall at various points over the last two decades. What we are going to see is a game that is altered by the broadcasters to welcome the real source of money...gamblers. f*** a fair game...give 'em what the odds maker want!