When the LA Kings won the Cup at the end of last season:
When it looked like CBA negotiations wouldn't be over in time for the preseason:
What was probably going on between the NHL and PA:
There were the fans who missed hockey so much they couldn't take it:
There were the ones who heard the siren call of other sports:
And who gave in and cheated on hockey:
Through it all, the NHL and PA tried to pretend they still cared about the fans:
But it got to the point where we weren't mad, just disappointed:
And we felt abandoned:
BUT THEN HOCKEY WAS BACK AND IT MADE US SO HAPPY:
And then hockey gave its fans all kinds of free stuff as a way to show their appreciation:
Actually, it sounded a little more like this:
Oh, and this was how a lot of people reacted when they saw I published an entire blog post about the Backstreet Boys:
