NHL Trade Deadline

The next few weeks are going to be really exciting around the NHL. I know people have complaints about the NHL, hardcore fans as well as the not-quite fans, but it’s still the coolest game on earth. I like to compare it to democracy … it’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve got.

For those that get exciting about other trade deadlines in major sports, you must love this one. Sure the NFL has a closer watched draft, because so many people know the names of the college athletes, but do they even have a trade deadline? And baseball, I’m not quite sure about how the rules are set, but you can still have trades after the deadline. That brings me to Hockey, seems like there is no competition.

The Flyers have made many bad moves near the trade deadline in the past (at this point any hockey/Flyers fan is thinking the same thing: Adam Oates), but last year they really made me change my tune about management, the team and where they were headed. And it’s not just the Flyers playoff hopes that gets me excited, so much goes on in such a few days you can’t help but get excited by it. For the past few years, the trade deadline has made for a lot of excitement at this time of year, and I hope 2008 doesn’t disappoint.

I know I didn’t mention basketball, the NBL or whatever it is. As I’ve said time and time again (well, the first time it was a realization) basketball would be a lot more interesting if you didn’t have to dribble and it was full contact … of course that would pretty much make it rugby.