Andy Chase

In recent years past, when September rolled around I would be counting the days until the start of the hockey season.

Then came the lockout in ‘04-‘05, the Thornton trade in ‘05, the firing of Mike Sullivan, and the subsequent hiring of Dave Lewis, all of which added up to a spectacularly craptastic season in ‘06-‘07.

Even the snazzy new uniform isn’t enough to get me actively anticipatory about hockey this year.

That’s not to say I won’t be watching, at least for the first few months of the season… but my expectations are so low that it’s hard to get excited.

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