October is one of the most important months of the NHL season. An obvious statement, what with the regular season kicking off and the weather creeping towards cold mornings and nights that smell of chill and turning leaves. But something else occurs in October: Halloween. A holiday that means little to some and should mean a little less to some others. Halloween offers the opportunity for costumes, all sorts of costumes. Similar to how much candy I’m going to eat during the post-Halloween sales, significant room exists for costumes choices, and someone, somewhere will make a bad choice.
Speaking of bad decisions, why are professional hockey players allowed to make decisions?