At that point I was only really following the NHL by reading boxscores, playing EA's NHL games the season after and watching whatever occasional highlight was showing up on sport news.
It wasn't until internet video streaming became a real option that I could even watch it, which was post lockout anyway... So it didn't really affect me much, other than the Swedish leagues being flooded with NHL talent which was pretty awesome at the time.
Speaking of not watching hockey... the wait between the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup is killing me. Just drop the puck already!
