I had a dream nightmare the other night. 

Awful.

The Ducks had adapted to a new style of play.

Roller Hockey.

I’m not going to bash Roller Hockey, because if that’s your thing, more power to you.  And hey, it worked for Emerson Etem. 

However, my dream took it to a whole new level.  I couldn’t even tell you who the “Ducks” were playing in this Roller Hockey “event” – it wasn’t a game, I know that much.

Scott Niedermayer was playing (and skating as flawlessly on wheels as he does on blades) as were Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.  I couldn’t tell you anyone else playing in this “event”.

But Roller Hockey as a whole wasn’t the weirdest thing about it.  Half of the rink was flat, and the other half was a huge sloping hill.  It didn’t slow them down one bit. 

It gets worse.  They then began interacting with the crowd and each other as if they were the Harlem Globetrotters.  Doing stunts, playing jokes on one another, and practicing various trick shots.  It turned into a circus really. 

The arena emptied quickly.  Genuine hockey fans were not going to be having any of this nonsense.  

Wow, I miss the ice.  A lot. 

It better be there in 42 days.

GO DUCKS!!!

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