Seven year itch? Eternity band for the decade of bliss?
We all wore Union Blue more than a decade ago when we married the Jackets. We said “forever” and meant it. We still mean it. Some of us make no secret of looking over the fence (or arena walls) to other venues, teams and players. Chicago is not that far away and they are exciting, even if that is hard to admit. Detroit bothers us. I’d rather play self-hockey than with Nashville or St. Louis. I mean that.
But I have found my mind full of wander-lust. NHL lust. Crazy, outta hand stuff. Like being the team who is feared and coveted. The team respected for all the talents they have, not the one who always seems to go to great lengths to bury talent. I’m sure my team hates to hear over and over “I just want you…only better” I guess, it’s been a bleed on the relationship.
Can’t they understand that I love them? I know what they are and what they can be. Why am I the big ass-bag for wanting them at their best? Well, we ALL feel that way. They know it, and the bad energy just leads to more bad feelings and nervousness. It leads to a big mess.
Teams feel”dissed” when we leave the arena early. They consider it a slight…an insult I suppose. This, is a vicious circle of the souring relationship between fans and their team. Nobody’s trying at the same time. Maybe some time apart…maybe we should take vacations (apart) and get together again in October. We’ll do some soul-searching over the summer. Listen, I don’t see myself wearing an Indian head on my shirt any time soon…and like I said, I’d rather have a wild self-hockey game than have anything at all to do with the Blues or Nashville. I just want my team…the one I fell in love with over a decade ago…to give a shit about this relationship. Act like they care and spice up the game a bit. All NHL fans feel this way, and I’m sorry if you teams get a bit threatened by that. Sorry if you get bent out of shape if we happen to flip thru the Hockey News pages every now and then..we’re visual creatures. Take us out back and beat us. I mean, really…we’d love that.
We’re just like our teams. We want to be validated and know you’re affected. Just because we’re fans, don’t think we don’t have the same issues you do. Honestly, we really don’t care (too much) if you’re game is off a bit, just give us some…just GIVE US SOME.