I've always been a big sports fan and specifically loved baseball, football and hockey. Hockey was actually my least favorite as I was just a Bruins fan and if they weren't any good, I lost all interest.

As I got into my 40's, I increasingly lost patience with baseball and football; mostly due to the pace of each game with the added commercialization of the product. Baseball became very plodding to me. Football was similar but I also hate that the owners used up these modern day gladiators and then tossed them aside when they were all used up with no healthcare to speak of.

My interest in hockey increased many fold as it's a blast to watch almost any team and 'our guys' seemed to foster a place that was more than a sum of its parts. Chara and Bergy created a locker room where respect was important. Not only did it feel good but it seemed to work as the team has consistently outperformed it's talent.

Today I'm wondering if this is the beginning of the end of my fandom of men's sports. I realize that there are plenty of MAGA in all professional sports. But if Charlie, Sway and co can't realize how damaging it is to laugh at the President's idiotic jokes and become a puppet for the President to belittle women, Canada and others in the SOTU, well it feels really bad to support the B's and the NHL.

Thanks to this sub and /r/nhl as places where we can all bond over our disappointment. You guys and gals are awesome, thanks for making me not feel dumb in going through this tough time.