The tragedy of the East
October 8th, 2007 by Bill
Much as I like living in eastern Canada there is one aspect I do not like and it makes it all so very, very tragic.
Try finding the freakin’ Edmonton Oilers on TV out here. Try finding someone who is even remotely aware of them, or even that there is a Western Conference to the NHL. Nada!
Senators, Leafs. Senators, Leafs. Senators, Leafs. Occasional references to the Habs. And I saw a guy walking around with a Boston Bruins jersey on. (Are they even still in the league? Or did they go the way of the dodo when Orr left?)
The Senators-Leafs thing is particularly disturbing since the Leafs haven’t sniffed the Stanley Cup since I was in diapers and the Senators … well, they have a habit of choking.
Mind you, I could live with that if I could at least find the Oilers somewhere, anywhere. Out here, I think the furthest west they see is Detroit.
That may explain the deer-in-the-headlights look that was common last spring when the Ducks spanked the Senators in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Yes, there is indeed a Western Conference.
Goilers!