28 Aug
If you have watched all 82 regular season games and playoffs, you may have heard certain phrases used by many broadcasters over and over again. Whether you are a player, spectator or writer many clichés are familiar to you the most valuable spectator.
Unlike baseball, hockey doesn’t have double headers. But many still say “we are going to take one game at a time.” Obviously they play only one game at a time, so why they use this cliché?
Payoff season is more memorable than regular season games with some exceptions. During playoffs have you heard everyone say “fourth game is the hardest?” Well, losers are going to fight no matter what after they lose three games in row. Obvious it is the hardest game.
When a team is leading two goals to none, you hear them say “it is the hardest one to hold.” When a team leads with a score of two, they tend to relax a bit making them vulnerable for attacks. But to many hockey enthusiasts, one goal lead is the hardest to hold not two goal lead. One goal lead indicates more equal teams than lop sided matchup in a two goal lead. Whatever it is enjoy the game.