One other thing I wanted to mention. If the goal is to make the playoffs 97 points is just as effective as 110 points as far as means to an end goes. Personally in the new zen like state I am attempting to achieve I am way less concerned about if we make the playoffs or not than I have ever been. I am still looking forward to the season because I enjoy live NHL hockey.
Hopefully I am conveying my point property. I took a page out of my approach to golf. With golf I was always results driven and usually angry because I was rarely meeting my unrealistic expectations. I was never happy. Then I decided to say “f*** it” and not worry about my scoring.
The moment I did that I started actually enjoying golf for the first time. Here’s the good news, on that rare occasion I shoot well I can actually enjoy it now and when I play poorly (most of the time) it doesn’t ruin my day because its more about just being out there hanging with good people. I retired in my diapers and rattle and granulated into a grown up who is actually ok to be on the course with.
You will still hear me complain about the Jets (like I do about my golf game) I just don’t want to let expectations get in the way of enjoying something I love which is a good NHL game live.
I am not being a defeatist or giving up, I am just reframing the reason I am a fan. I don’t want to live in a state of perpetual anger because of a cup or bust founding principle.
Hopefully the plan takes