OK, I'm on my way. I can hardly wait. I'm going to leave my car at my office, swing by the ATM and deposit my paycheck, and hop a cab to the Ex. A half hour from now, I'll be watching the pregame skate. If you see a big guy wearing a Boundary Waters Canoe Area T-shirt underneath a green Hawaiian shirt, wave at your TV. That's me! I promise to wave back.
Here's hoping for a game for the ages, because it's probably the last NHL-level hockey I'll see this year. I'm pumped! I'll check in on the thread when I get home.