] The NHL lock out may have postponed the 2004-2005 season,
] but disappointed hockey fans can still watch the puck
] drop in more than 50 million U.S. and Canadian homes when
] the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning
] face off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the season
] opener of the video game NHL season on G4techTV.
]
] All 1,230 regular season games originally slated for the
] 2004-2005 NHL season will be played, with results of each
] video game match-up available to fans who tune-in daily
] to "Sweat."

] The NHL lock out may have postponed the 2004-2005 season,
] but disappointed hockey fans can still watch the puck
] drop in more than 50 million U.S. and Canadian homes when
] the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning
] face off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the season
] opener of the video game NHL season on G4techTV.
]
] All 1,230 regular season games originally slated for the
] 2004-2005 NHL season will be played, with results of each
] video game match-up available to fans who tune-in daily
] to "Sweat."

[ HAH! Very clever. It's not real, but I'll be interested to see how it fares.

I could give a fuck about hockey, but these labor disputes between people whose incomes run from PRETTY FUCKING GOOD all the way to COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS truly get under my skin. These crybabies squabble over millions while the fans, who love this sport enough to spend a calculable percentage of thier income on passively consuming it, get completely fucked out of even the vicarious joy of watching their favorite player score a goal. It's just sad. -k]