Lord Stanley, Please Help Them
The Chicago Blackhawks
lost owner Bill Wirtz early this morning as he lost his battle with cancer. Before I go ANY further I want to say that in no way is it my intent to slander or appear disrespectful of a dead man whom I've never met. On top of it, I have lost family members and friends to cancer, I know it is dreadful. I know he was a charitable man and was a big reason we have the United Center today.
With that I will say that upon hearing the news of his passing my first thought was, "now maybe some decent hockey will be played in Chicago". Yeah, I'm sorry to hear of someones passing and would obviously be much happier if the Blackhawks had lost their owner to a sale instead of death but out of this sad event I hope comes a new beginning for the team. I have to think that in all likelihood ownership of the team will stay within the family but I really hope whoever it is takes this opportunity to turn things around.
IT IS INEXCUSABLE that an
original six team be so bad for so long. I can't stand the fact that there are teams now that are named after tropical weather and Disney movies--THIS IS HOCKEY FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!--and one of the oldest in the league can't even fill up their stadium once a year with their own fans?!!! To be honest--and probably slightly unreasonable--if you are in the US but can't jump in your car and be in Canada within a few hours or so you should not have a hockey team (UGH, with the exception of Colorado of course, even though I
HATE the #$^&%*@$# stupid
Avalanche--oops, and now you know my dirty little secret...I love me some
octopi!!! ) If snow and real winter weather is not an expected part of your geographical climate, you should not have a hockey team. The mere thought of the Carolina Hurricanes makes me want to vomit fire on kittens. What do Dallas, Florida and Nashville know about winter?! IT KILLS ME when these sorts of teams do well and stupid Blackhawk owners don't even let their home games be televised!!!! WTF?!??!!!
COME ON, for the sake of the Original Six, Chicago Stadium, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita TURN THIS FRANCHISE AROUND!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!