I hate to say it but I totally stopped paying any attention to hockey once the Sharks were eliminated after caving to Edmonton when they were up 2-0 in the series.

But I'm psyched to see what Big Joe Thornton does with the team next season!

Over the last 24 years, I have made it a point to actively root against the Oilers regardless of their opponents, but tomorrow I damn well know that I am going to be sitting in front of the TV hoping and screaming to hell that they win. Seriously, the Hurricanes?!?! Oh hell no.

Hockey is one hell of a uniter.

When I was ten or so, I was eating with a friend who called his brother a name in some foreign tongue. His grandma, who was sitting next to him, punched him on the arm and said, "Don't talk Blackfoot, talk Cree!"

That shit was cool.

When i lived in Toronto. I found that the weather would unite the people to a greater cause - staying warm. Anyone will help anyone get free from a snow bank. When waiting for a bus people all huddle together. It was really touching. I don't see anything uniting us together on the west coast.