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I just noticed that it’s been 13 games since I watched any part of a habs game, other than highlights, Pezzetta’s NHL debut, or the 1st period of Norlinder’s NHL debut. And I watched the entirety of all 78 games last year. I think it’s a mix of the team being miserable, and having fatigue from all of the games last year. And there’s no KK or Carey, so games aren’t as fun to watch.
I mean after the playoff run last year, and with no new/unknown players, I feel like I’ve seen all there is to see, and all the games (even before the habs were clearly not making the playoffs) felt meaningless in comparison to the playoffs. I no longer care about anyone on the team’s individual stats, which is a mindset I adopted a bit in the playoffs.
Also I watched every single game in the 2020 playoffs, and after that I think I’ve lost most of my appetite to watch any team other than the habs. Maybe it’s partially because of the fact that Tampa Bay has won the last 2 years as well.
For the last 2 seasons (18-19 & 19-20) I’ve made detailed notes on every single habs game, writing down every goal, and every lineup configuration, in every situation. This year my appetite for this has been so low that I ended up stopping it completely after the 2nd regular season game. And maybe this is part of why I’m feeling disconnected, because I don’t have the appetite to get invested in the lines every single tiny roster move like I was last year. (Actually, I think a major part of my disinterest is because the habs are operating in LTIR for all of this year, so creating a spreadsheet and monitoring their daily cap hit like I did last season is completely useless now.)
And now I’ve paid $180 to watch the habs win twice and proceed lose all interest in the season. I guess I’ll probably watch Edmonton and Florida in the playoffs, but what an absolute waste of money that was.
Well if you read even part of this, I’m sorry you had to read my random incoherent rambling into the void that really has no direction, point, or any sort of value to anyone else who is reading this. I should probably just go to bed.