It has been a while since you, the readers and commenters, and we, LHH, last spoke. We needed to recharge our batteries before the new season got underway.
But Labor Day has come and gone, and vacations are over. The days are getting shorter. The temperature has cooled slightly. And my friends with back-to-back, early September birthdays have celebrated.
Now that hockey is back on its normal timeline, these annual events once again can serve as fuel for my excitement about the upcoming New York Islanders season.
That said, compared to the past few years, my enthusiasm for the next campaign has been, shall we say, muted.