That's it. That's all you need to see. Now that this video is at our disposal, there is no longer any reason for us to use our discouraging words in describing how the NHL is successful in spite of itself. That clip is such a perfect microcosm of the how out-of-touch the league is with just about everything that resonates with its fanbase that it makes the fact that they brought out a ventriloquist in Vegas to serenade an audience of grown adults in song seem like a smashing success by comparison...
I know Anze Kopitar didn't intentionally snub the magician whose greatest trick was getting us to believe he knew what the hell he was doing prior to revealing the winner of the Selke Award with a puzzle of wayward body parts that looked like it was pieced together by someone that dons a bib during dinner. Still, in that moment, we could all sympathize with the indifference of the player that pushed past the piss poor pageantry that felt more forced than that attempted handshake to get to the celebration of excellence in a league that would cease to exist if not for the merit of its product. If anything, I appreciate that the Kings' forward clearly didn't see the extended hand of the bargain basement illusionist that has probably never pondered if life were still worth living more than he did in that exact moment. If there's anything I can relate to it's focusing on the hockey so as to remain immune to the NHL's failed attempts at gesturing to its overly loyal audience.
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