NHL GMs Go Hollywood and Embrace the Reboot

Here in the United States, we seem to be in a period where we’re enthralled by the idea of a reboot, with reboot defined as the reconceptualization of a previously developed idea. The Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies were popular but to breathe new life into the character, the franchise is getting rebooted, giving a slightly different take on Spider-Man than seen in the Sam Raimi-directed films of the 2000s. The same thing happens with TV shows being rebooted on TV and TV shows being rebooted into films. We’ve even figured out how to reboot board games into films, which is the last step before being able to turn lead into gold. Some might say that reboot is a euphemism for “lazily recycle an old idea.” Whatever your perspective on the idea of the reboot, they seem to be catching on in the NHL. The Chicago Blackhawks invited goalie Ray Emery to camp, trying to reboot the previously troubled goalie who’s spent a lot of time bouncing from franchise to ...