Oh, The Good 'Ole Hockey Game!

The NHL and NHLPA have finally  reached an agreement after 113 days! Early Sunday morning both sides came to an agreement after a grueling some odd 16 hours of negotiating. Was anyone expecting them to reach a deal this season? I suppose if they were going to strike a deal it would have been before the January 11 deadline for a salvaged season. So this year is supposedly set to be 48 games starting toward the end of January possibly commencing on the 19th. The details of the deal are all speculated as of right now with some saying there is a $64.3 million cap for 2013-14. Whatever they are I am one happy camper!

The bars will be back in full swing and customers will be happy once again to find misery in our home team, the Toronto Maple Leafs', striving ability to disappoint. My theory: The Leafs will do well the first few games, as always, then forget that they are in a competition and slowly fall apart, pulling it together just before the playoffs to only miss by a few points.

Oh , and the rumour mill is in full swing with the speculation of Toronto making a deal to get the once Olympic star, now backup goaltender for the Canucks, Roberto Luongo.

Some people feel the NHL left their fans out in the cold this season by abandoning them with no hockey leaving fans to scatter to find other sports or leagues to watch to fill the void that they had left them with, but it just wasn't the same, was it? Now fans can suck it up, because you know you're going to be watching that first game later this month. So get your favourite jerseys pressed, the nachos and beer ready and sit back, relax and get your proper fix you've all been waiting for.