Yesterday was the first NHL hockey game for most fans since the end of the Olympics. After two weeks of some of the best hockey ever played anywhere, ever, I had to admit that it was a little difficult to get into last night's game.
This is no fault of the players on the ice, mind you, as they are doing what they have always been doing and performing to the best of their capacity. It's just that I found myself finding the game to be slow with a lot of missed assignments and even more missed passes.
What happened to the beautiful tape to tape plays from the Olympics? The electric body checks and the outstanding saves?
Well, except for the latter, there is no question that a regular season NHL game is a step down from the Olympics. But we all knew that, right?
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Article written by Kamal Panesar
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