Handshake Line: It's the Hockey Way
The Ducks have managed to once again fade away into the offseason, and once again it was the Nashville Predators that sent them to golf courses early. Hockey fans are part of a selective community. We are the smallest of the "big" sports. The hype is smaller here. The battles a little fiercer. The boards make the rink a bit more gladiatorial. Hockey fans exist on the fringe. It increases our fervor, and enflames our hate. No one hates like a hockey fan. However, when the fight is over, when the players are spent and someone else must move on, we come together and shake hands.