This is not a Sports Blog
May 12, 2008 by michaelcecire
At the risk of venturing into the dangerous territory of wholesale weblog digression, I want to make a quick comment on the Flyers-Penguin best of 7 playoff series.
When I first moved to Philadelphia, I was pretty amazed at how many people watched/enjoyed professional hockey. Back in Virginia - and almost everywhere else I’ve been besides Minnesconsin - hockey is very much an afterthought, the province of canucks and strange US northern folk who live in perpetual blizzard. I’ve more or less resisted following the progress of the Flyers until the oh-so-epic playoff series began against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
As the situation grows more dire for Philadelphia’s beloved squad, I’m gradually shedding my nonchalance and I think I’m prepared to say that I support Philadelphia 100% in this great and noble endeavor. Destroy Pittsburgh! Does this mean I’ll be following hockey religiously from now on? No; I’m still very much more of a soccer and baseball fan, but this is a terribly exciting moment for Philadelphia hockey and too good to ignore.
As an aside - I was reading a Bloomberg article on the subject today and I noticed something terribly funny: in the regional categories, the story was filed under Canada! Haha.
