Really Big News
After 130 days of silence, I'm back at the keyboard, finally excited by a piece of really big news. Nope it's not the signing of Sergei Gonchar (although we'll talk about that later). Nope, it's not the buy-out of Jonathan Cheechoo's contract (although we'll talk about that later). Nope it's not the loss of Anton Volchenkov, Matt Cullen and Andy Sutton (although we'll talk about that later).
No the big news was the quiet announcement Tuesday that, for the first time ever, all 82 regular season games of the Ottawa Senators will be broadcast. That my friends, is decisively momentous news. While I support the team as much as I can with my hard-earned dollars going toward game tickets, I have a hard time justifying spending those dollars on a constant basis, especially with Mrs. Zamboni.
Therefore, the news that all 82 games would be available to view from the "best seat in the house" was welcome indeed. Does that mean I'm going to stop going to the games? Of course not. There's an atmosphere at the games that is irreplaceable. I come out of my seat and scream myself hoarse every time the Sens score at a live game, whereas a semi-energetic fist pump may be the extent of the emotional display from my living room couch.
What it means is that I won't be "forced" to buy tickets to games I may not necessarily want to see live, and I won't be forced to spend hours searching for a Web broadcast for those away games not deemed important enough for rapid Sens fans. It seems that the Senators organization has finally realized that, as far as the rabid fan is concerned, ALL the games are important.
No the big news was the quiet announcement Tuesday that, for the first time ever, all 82 regular season games of the Ottawa Senators will be broadcast. That my friends, is decisively momentous news. While I support the team as much as I can with my hard-earned dollars going toward game tickets, I have a hard time justifying spending those dollars on a constant basis, especially with Mrs. Zamboni.
Therefore, the news that all 82 games would be available to view from the "best seat in the house" was welcome indeed. Does that mean I'm going to stop going to the games? Of course not. There's an atmosphere at the games that is irreplaceable. I come out of my seat and scream myself hoarse every time the Sens score at a live game, whereas a semi-energetic fist pump may be the extent of the emotional display from my living room couch.
What it means is that I won't be "forced" to buy tickets to games I may not necessarily want to see live, and I won't be forced to spend hours searching for a Web broadcast for those away games not deemed important enough for rapid Sens fans. It seems that the Senators organization has finally realized that, as far as the rabid fan is concerned, ALL the games are important.
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