Jubbergun wrote:
I have absolutely no qualms about saying that hockey is manlier and requires greater skill than any other sport, but I still prefer football. Mainly because I don't know enough about hockey to get caught up on the season for the one or two games I might get to see if I'm lucky.
Your Pal,
Jubber
I don't think I would call it manlier than rugby, the hockey hits are faster (sit on the glass at a game some time, the speed of the game doesn't translate when you're watching it on tv), but there are no pads in rugby.
It's actually on much more regularly now, Versus has hockey nights Mondays and Tuesdays. You would be in the local area for all the Washington Capitals games, and probably get Flyers and Penguins, all 3 of which are very good teams.
Understanding the game is the barrier though. When espn used to carry hockey they had a "rules of the game" match-up every Wednesday night. During the game the commentators would explain some of the things that were happening and geared it towards people who weren't regular watchers. It was a pretty good idea but went away when the nhl-espn deal did.
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hockey plays too much like soccer and basketball for me.
me small brain no handle constant action. me like break between men running so me can relax.
I can see the soccer thing, there are some similarities there. I disagree about basketball though, you don't really need to out-play the wide open basket in order to score. Maybe it's just because basketball is about the lowest difficulty and most boring sport of all the major sports. I would much rather watch any sport than watch a basketball game.
