If Vejmelka has a million fans I am one of them. If Vejmelka has ten fans I am one of them. If Vejmelka has only one fan then that is me. If Vejmelka has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against Vejmelka, then I am against the world.
As the puck drops on the 2024-25 NHL season today, I find that for the first time in nearly 20 years I don't feel excited.
I don't feel happy, I don't feel hopeful, I don't feel giddy.
I feel sad.