Memo to the NHL

If you're trying to increase the popularity of hockey, you might want to try as hard as possible to not make it suck. If you haven't noticed, you're now the ninth sport listed under the dropdown list on ESPN behind such fan-favorites as "Women's College Basketball", "ESPNU", and, the very generic, "Racing" (not to be confused with NASCAR). The NHL has plummeted in fan support and is less marketable than ever. Still, your league is in the midst of an exciting playoff with a possible Detroit-Pittsburgh dream series in the Stanley Cup Finals. A Zetterberg/Datsyuk vs. Crosby/Malkin tag team match-up is more firepower in one series than the you could've ever hoped for. more...