We're the good guys, after all. This was great, one of the best ideas we've heard in ages. Only the Sabres' annual Open Practise comes close. This is what the game's all about. It's just a game.
People forget that sometimes because of the economics and everything else.
The event was certainly a grand way to introduce hockey to kids in a region where the game's poorly understood. But considering the way fans, especially young fans, in traditional hockey centres across Canada and the northern US have become disaffected and disinterested, NHL teams from Boston to Vancouver would do well to emulate the Coyotes' novel gesture. It's always fun, and we're always flattered by an invitation to go on the air. For the record, we thank every station from Montreal to Toronto to Ft McMurray to Victoria that's given us air time. Thanks to Sports News Network , though, our pellucid observations and dulcet tones are now available at your convenience.