So far the goal of more scoring and definite winners has panned out. Caught the first regular-season shootout between the Senators and the Leafs, tough break for Sundin too.
The changes have definitely cut both ways on my team (Flyers). They totally lost their season opener against the traditionally pitiful Rangers. Last season, the Flyers would’ve cinched the victory going into the thrid period with a 3-1 lead. Instead, they were caught flat footed and lost 5-3. If I paid as much as those fans did, I would be booing at the top of my lungs too. Hell, I should’ve been since my devotion to them made me pay the additional money to subscribe to OLN, aka the Lance Armstrong and Survivor network.
Two days later, the Flyers turned the tables on their regional rival, the Devils, by changing their 2-1 situation into a 5-2 comeback victory. Even so, the Devils just aren’t the team they used to be and they didn’t fare too well in the horse swapping when the new CBA was signed. Bobby Clarke was already rebuilding the Flyers before the ink was dry.
Anyway, my point is that this is going to be a much longer season and the old champs will have to adjust rapidly. Some things will never change if it involves the Flyers’ horrendous power play.