Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Whoohoo! In today's New York Times, there's a nice little article about the opening of NHL training camps yesterday. All I can say is "it's about freakin' time!" Having a year away from hockey was depressing.
This year, however, we're not going to buy tickets to the Devils. We just can't afford them. You figure, it's $20 for the nosebleed seats, $10 for parking, $10 a person for food, not to mention the cost of gas...well, it's too much for us. We're so much farther away from the Meadowlands now (about 45 minutes) that it really isn't worth the trek, especially with gas prices the way they've been. Darren's company does own a pair of season tickets so he'll try to wrangle a couple games out of them (plus they're the good $90 seats).
What we are going to do instead is get the NHL Center Ice package through our cable company. It's a bit pricy, but it's about the same price as me and Darren going to one game with good seats. This way, I'll be able to get my Leafs and Habs games in too. Also, since ESPN didn't renew their hockey coverage and the only channel that will be carrying most of the games (OLN) would cost us extra anyways, we figured it would be worth it. I just want to get my Hockey Night in Canada back. I miss Grapes.
Since my schedule is very open I may go down to South Mountain Arena to watch some of the Devils training camp. I used to do that a very long time ago. It was fun watching the young kids trying to make the team. It will also give me a chance to figure out who the heck is playing for the Devils now. One of the problems with this new CBA is that so many players switched teams or retired that I have no clue who is playing for what. Should be an interesting season.
This year, however, we're not going to buy tickets to the Devils. We just can't afford them. You figure, it's $20 for the nosebleed seats, $10 for parking, $10 a person for food, not to mention the cost of gas...well, it's too much for us. We're so much farther away from the Meadowlands now (about 45 minutes) that it really isn't worth the trek, especially with gas prices the way they've been. Darren's company does own a pair of season tickets so he'll try to wrangle a couple games out of them (plus they're the good $90 seats).
What we are going to do instead is get the NHL Center Ice package through our cable company. It's a bit pricy, but it's about the same price as me and Darren going to one game with good seats. This way, I'll be able to get my Leafs and Habs games in too. Also, since ESPN didn't renew their hockey coverage and the only channel that will be carrying most of the games (OLN) would cost us extra anyways, we figured it would be worth it. I just want to get my Hockey Night in Canada back. I miss Grapes.
Since my schedule is very open I may go down to South Mountain Arena to watch some of the Devils training camp. I used to do that a very long time ago. It was fun watching the young kids trying to make the team. It will also give me a chance to figure out who the heck is playing for the Devils now. One of the problems with this new CBA is that so many players switched teams or retired that I have no clue who is playing for what. Should be an interesting season.
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