re: My kid is suddenly a HOCKEY FAN...(update-sort of)

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These are surprisingly accurate

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Thanks! When you're 50% canuck and 50% yankee and married to a cajun you either need to be able to simplify it for the family or give it up completely.

The other thing that is sometimes difficult to 'splain is that the obligation to fight can carry over from games / seasons between players which is why you see shite like you are going to see on 2/7 when the Rangers play the Islanders and someone from the Rangers puts Matt Carkner from the Islanders on a stretcher (assuming the piano on Carkner's back doesn't sink him down to the minors). Carkner jumped Brian Boyle (not the cleanest player either) twice in the playoffs last year (was playing for the Senators) and didn't even give him the chance to retaliate.

Now, back to who to root for - Here's a list of teams that will be on the tele most frequently

Can't go wrong with:
Blackhawks: 11 games on NBC / NBC Sports
Bruins: 11 games
Caps: 8 games (awesome watching Ovi no matter how much shite I give him on this board)
Sabres: 7 games
Kings: 7 games
St Louis: 7 games

Wouldn't touch the following teams because it'll suck to be a fan of:
Red Wings: 11 games

I am not allowed to comment on the following teams due to extreme passion / hate for them
Rangers: 13 games
Devils: 12 games
Penguins: 15 games
Flyers: 15 games

Teams I would want to watch but not enough games:
Tampa bay: 5 games
Phoenix: 3 games
Minnesota: 4 games