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The author writes hockey books. “It’s about the mental psyche of community and society” seems overblown but if I wrote hockey books I would be trying to hype it as well.

While the NHL has been better than the other professional leagues regarding SJW issues, many have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time to watch a game. They have concluded it is better to spend your time and money on gardening, raising chickens, or some other skill or just take a walk. To each their own.

“It’s about the mental psyche of community and society” seems overblown but if I wrote hockey books I would be trying to hype it as well.

It is not terribly overblown for Canadians, where hockey is as big as the NFL here, if not bigger (despite the fact that Canadian teams rarely win the Stanley Cup these days).

I know when the Whalers moved from Hartford to North Carolina it DID damage the local "mental psyche" of the community. The Bruins used to draw more interest that the Patriots in Boston. The Red Wings run was a great thing for the city of Detroit. On the other hand, the Phoenix Coyotes could disappear and few would notice except some Canadian snowbirds.