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Originally Posted by N-E-B
I’ve been distant from pro sports in general lately. Everything is overpriced, the product is becoming generic across the board, the players and owners make way too much money, and everything is a walking talking advertisement. It’s become corporate crap.
I don’t think this is an NHL issue, honestly. These leagues are not true leagues, they’re entertainment businesses. They’re not in the business of providing a fair and consistent product, they’re in the business of promoting and showcasing their talent to make as much money as possible from them.
I’m also just getting to the age where I’ve accepted that I can’t control the outcome of sports so there’s no use in getting overly upset about it. It sucks that pretty much every team I cheer for rarely has success but what can you do?
I just enjoy the wins now and don’t get too wrapped up in the losses. It’s not worth it.
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It doesn't matter if Stone Cold Steve Austin on two bad knees wouldn't last a minute against The Rock, its the entertainment that matters. That basically ages me and sums up my feeling of professional sports these days. You hit it on the head, they are all just sports entertainment, not truely competitive sports leagues. At least in NA, I don't really pay attention to Premier league Football or cricket.
The rules are there to give structure, but really seem to be bendable depending on who the league likes. McDavid is the absolute for holding the stick, but he's entertaining so he's held to a lower standard. I think the NBA was one of the worst in their treatment of "travelling" but all the leagues (maybe not Golf) turn a blind eye when they want for the sake of entertainment over true competition.
Once I started watching hockey like I watched the WWF.. er WWE.. then it got a lot easier to just accept that the Flames are not The Rock, we're the 2nd tier jobber sent out to make the "real stars" look good.