Social Media Putting Hockey Fans Through A MEAT GRINDER Of MADNESS During NHL Lockout ’12

  During the LAST NHL Lockout of 2004-2005, there was NO Twitter or Facebook. You did NOT know in REAL TIME when the NHLPA was passing out pizza to the media and the NHL owners were ordering milkshakes late night (I thought eating never mind negotiating late night was NOT a HEALTHY think), Perhaps Jeremy Jacobs had “Brain Freeze” when he almost walked out during the latest NHL Lockout ’12 negotiating session. Eight years ago, NHL fans did not OBSESS and have a LAUGH FEST about the appearance of a WOOD PODIUM as they were HOPING & PRAYING it would be the equivalent of hockey Christmas morning. Ok that was FUN, I must admit. What is NOT fun is how Social Media has taken NHL Fans on a ROLLER COASTER Of EMOTIONAL MADNESS. You can’t hide from the ADDICTION. You become a GLUTTON For PUNISHMENT. At the beginning of the week you have the BURTON PROPHECY that many doubted, that came to fruition….sort of. The NHL & NHLPA had one and half days of OPTIMISTIC NEGOTIATIONS which even made...