NHL Returns: Nobody Cares

SportsNation is one of the more popular television shows on ESPN nowadays. I honestly don't understand the appeal. They ask opinion poll questions. Viewers vote and then the hosts try to predict which way most fans will vote.

HUH?

However, once in a great while they ask just the right question, and the results reveal more about some sports than you can possibly imagine.

One such question was asked late last week and the results were positively hilarious. Hockey is back and the average sports fan doesn't remotely care. The ONLY people who watch SportsNation are fanatical young sports fans. You know the ones that buy all the crap and go to most of the games? I'd say based on this one REALLY GOOD question that the NHL is in trouble. It's no wonder nobody watches their playoff games when they are on network television.

In a nation that lives and breathes sports, this poll was as compelling as any I've ever seen.

Every State. Every Region. Only the smallest minority of sports fans cared at all. I've never seen any question asked on any poll (not just sports) before where the vast majority of people EVERYWHERE agreed on something. The verdict? NHL hockey isn't very interesting.

I watched 8 seconds of the Wild game last night, lost interest and switched channels. The Wild were down 1-0 at the time. They ended up winning 4-2. Maybe in a few more weeks I''ll try watching another game. Maybe.