I know that everyone's personal tastes are different but I can't fathom how so many people tune into the joke that is the NHL all-star weekend. I just tuned into the skills competition for a few minutes and had to turn away after watching players wearing a Superman cape and an Ottawa 67s jersey doing tricks on breakaways against goalies who weren't even trying to stop them (what in the hell is Carey Price doing at the all-star game anyway?). Last night, I saw a CJOH reporter tell a national audience on CTV that hosting the all-star game for Ottawa is like hosting a Grey Cup "times two or three". Really??? This is two to three times better than a national football championship???
Until about the mid 1980s, I enjoyed watching the NHL all-star game and the players actually gave it a decent effort and put on an entertaining enough game more often than not. Then by about 1990 the game became a complete joke although a skills competition was added which wasn't too bad in its early days (no Superman capes, Ottawa 67s jerseys or players doing comedy acts as was the case tonight). Now, the game is still a joke involving two teams who have no identity and the skills competition IMO is completely unwatchable. And this is two to three times better than a Grey Cup? Are the sports tastes of Canadians really that depressing? I just do not get it. Can someone please explain the appeal to me of this event?
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