I think to all those people who are getting older and having kids, keep in mind your hockey watching has grown dated too.
The first time you drive a car as a kid is an intimidating and exciting event, but now you zone out and somehow make it home safely. I hate going on long drives nowadays, but when I was younger I didn't mind it.
Same thing with hockey. It's not like I won't get another chance to watch a game I've seen a thousand times before. Some of us watched so much hockey that we can tell when a goal is going to happen as it's being set-up, and are only surprised when a guy fans on an open net or somehow misses. That's less exciting than the first timing watching the sport unfold.
Plus it's a different social event these days. When I was younger guys would go to each other's place for beers and hockey. Now we just post about it on the GDT and update our Facebook status if our team wins the game.
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