The NHL will always be a niche sport — and that’s fine
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#68EZK)
There is no fanbase that can whipsaw from beseeching the masses to watch their sport to getting pissed off at any mainstream coverage or attention quite like hockey fans. Any discussion of hockey's ratings and popularity always includes a collection of the same reasons it's not more popular, along with a scowl from...