Thinking about these playoffs, I can’t help but stop and wonder how people don’t love this sport. The passion, the competitiveness, the physical ability of the players-coaching staff- and fans. The ups and downs of every period of every game, the edge of your seat anticipation of overtime, even during the shootout in the regular season. The fact that playoff hockey means all bets are off. The spark you can see in certain teams and players. There is even a little bit of luck in there. The sheer unpredictability of it all until the final buzzer sounds.


