It was an old fashioned test of wills.
There’s nothing quite like playoff overtime hockey!
As far as watching or not - if people stopped supporting all the liberal businesses and sports, nobody would be on FreeRepublic because all the internet providers have supported the liberals.
Hockey is doing much much less than the other sports. And its likely in part because they’re afraid for their families safety while they’re locked in the bubble.
As you correctly noted, “they’re afraid” ... that’s for sure! (Sure builds optimism and confidence in a society, doesn’t it?)