Forget any and all other hockey news.
Forget, I even dare say, noted Fan Favorite Accountant Scott Foster.
There’s a new emergency backup in the NHL, and it’s probably the coolest story in the whole entire world.
The Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames are currently living out their dreams in China, getting to sightsee and grow the game while playing a handful of preseason appearances for the overseas crowds.
When we get past the utter irony of the NHL withholding players from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang less than a year ago (which would have been a pretty cool opportunity to grow the game, but maybe that’s just me!