Yanni, WWE, Dane Cook All Cooler Than Hockey

Yanni doing things like this > NHL

In case you didn’t know, and I’ll assume that you didn’t, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway.  I’m sure many of you aren’t even sure what the Stanley Cup is, and that’s okay.  If you’re curious you can just click here. 

I feel bad picking on the NHL anymore.  Why, you ask?  Because it’s all fine and good to make fun of how Americans would rather watch just about anything than a hockey match, until playoffs are rescheduled for a Yanni concert, among other things.  A fruit dancing around on stage in between playing songs that sound like the background music to whale pornography throws more weight around than even the most important of NHL events.

Yanni is forcing the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins to play two playoff games in as many nights, and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis doesn’t like it…

Normally, the teams would have played Friday in Pittsburgh, Sunday in Washington and Tuesday (if necessary) in Pittsburgh, but the Yanni concert conflict ruled out Tuesday.

I know what you’re thinking.  It can’t possibly get any worse than being forced to reschedule for Yanni.  Well, you’d be wrong.

A WWE wrestling event this past Tuesday and a Dane Cook show on Thursday in Pittsburgh also factored into the NHL schedule.

My God.  Is there anything that doesn’t take precedence over the NHL?  I was trying to think of something worse than this trio, but does it get worse than this?  Used car shows?  Interpretive dance convention?  Arena football?  Are those worse?

I can’t think of any other sport, counting semi-pro, that would have to adjust a playoff series for anything other than a national tragedy. 

It’s time to hang up the ice skates boys.  Your league is dead.

Tags: Hockey, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals

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