You are right. I played the game, and I can assure you, it is the greatest game on earth to play. I also enjoy watching it in high definition. To play the game, you must first master a new mode of transportation, skating. If a person does not start skating at a young age, they will never truly master it. I started skating at 4 years of age.
>> If a person does not start skating at a young age, they will never truly master it. I started skating at 4 years of age.
I started watching it at around that age, but didn't really start skating till 2002. I doubt I will ever truly master it.
But dang it is sure is fun to play the game anyway! There is nothing like speeding down the ice for a loose puck, getting there right before the defender (who is going full speed the other way), and colliding in the open ice--hearing the "Ohhhhhs" from both benches and being told the defender was horizontal about 3 feet above the ice. And when you both shake your heads a little (to get the cobwebs out), get up and chase after the puck all over again, then shake hands with no malice at the end of the game.
Well, it just isn't a feeling I've gotten playing soccer, football, or baseball.
And that was just last weekend! Can't wait till Sunday for the next installment of the greatest game on earth...