Hockey owners, including Murray Edwards, appear to believe that Canadians' love of professional hockey cannot be broken. I think it can. It reminds me - again - that the Flames aren't Calgary's team, that they really belong to Murray Edwards. That the Oilers aren't Edmonton's team either, they belong Daryl Katz. 
I love hockey, but this all-to-regular cycle of extortion makes me angry and reminds me I can do just fine without it. And I wonder if there aren't a lot of other passionate fans of professional hockey who feel the same way.