it's june

so obviously a hockey fan's thoughts turn to ... the winter classic? rumors are brewin' that the bruins will host the flyers at fenway at the turn of 2010, and that it'll possibly be the first game of a doubleheader with the leafs traveling to calgary to play the flames later on new year's day. my take: two games is overkill. the league's done a great job with the winter classic thus far, turning it into a real must-see event. two games dilutes the attention, and the game already competes with a full slate of new year's day college bowl games. but we'll all have to stay tuned for the official announcement from bettman's office ....