Lightning?
I was just struck by a thought, hence the lighning reference, after reading about my beloved Stars aquiring Claude Lemieux. I like professional sports, but I sometimes have trouble getting past the twinge in my mind that it all seems tainted. The players just don't have a real signifigance anymore, only a few players will ever spend their entire career with one organization...even some guys like Lemieux who are really good will play with several teams and win several championships. I guess that's what bothers me, the players are just interchangable parts and winning a championship has more to do with a positive cash flow than the achievement of winning. The essence of "team" just doesn't seem important anymore...maybe I should watch the Star's profit margin to determine a good season or not.
This is an old argument though and I understand why it is the way it is, but that doesn't mean I can't complain about it sometimes.