I SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THE KINGS

Instead of coming home after a game and hugging my wife or reading a good book, I'll log on to letsgokings.com and write about what I feel or how the team did and express my thoughts or gripes or general disagreement with the coaching or management decisions. I guess that's my right as a fan or paying customer.

But it's such a waste of time and energy.

I still need my fix and to express when the Kings piss me off, so I've decided to join the masses and stupidly express myself for all of the world to see, not just those who log on to LGK.

When I wake up at 6am, I'll check the stocks, check for e-mails, then check the east coast hockey reports to see if my favorite player is being rumored in a ridiculous trade that 99.9% of the time will never happen.

Why?

Why do I do this?

Am I that hooked? Like a drug addict that needs his fix or an alcoholic who pours vodka into his o.j. for breakfast?

Hockey players don't give a shit about me so why should I give a shit about them? Why do I get pissed off when they take a night off or don't play to their full potential? Lord knows I've certainly spaced out while actors were reading in my casting office.

I love the game of hockey. I love it even more live. I love to argue with my friends about hockey. We ALL think we're right. But we all strive for the one thing the Kings have not given us in over 40 years. The Stanley Cup. Rangers fans had to wait over 50 years. Red Wings fans had to wait over 50 years. Toronto fans are still waiting. 

My wife calls me a "nerd bomber" because I collect game worn jersey's, wear them with pride to the games, and follow which players have a better face off percentage. My hockey friends are equally as nerdish. I admire my best friend Craig who was a Kings junkie for decades but has finally had enough of managements lies to give up on the Kings altogether, not renew his season tickets. He's now traveled the world ten fold and his career is more successful than ever.

I guess why I'm starting this is because I really need to focus more on my family and my career instead of amusing the readers of LGK with my daily rants.

So consider this therapy for myself. Even if nobody reads this, it will still be a place for me to express myself and to laugh about it years down the road.

Thanks for understanding and for even reading this. 

I'll start ranting soon.

Matt Barry