The first season has started, and being retired as a fan was a lot more exciting for me then I thought it would be! I was at the San Jose Sharks opener, and I had a blast watching the boys kick Columbus’s you know what! The Tank was full and the noise was electric…what great fans in San Jose. My body was thanking me the entire time I watched the game, that I was not on the ice taking a beating. I watched the game thinking how every year the game gets faster and faster, and the players are bigger and stronger.

Danny Heatly gave the fans a sneak preview of his goal scoring talents, a hat trick in the home opener, that was awesome. It was great to see the guys, I so really miss that locker room atmosphere, you cant get that anywhere else! I hope the Sharks have a great season.

My Journal is going to change, because I am no longer affiliated with the NHL, so being under no obligation to the NHL, I will now tell it like I see it regarding things in the National Hockey League. I cant be fined anymore for having an opinion, and that is like a breath of fresh air.

I think it is going to be a great year in the National Hockey League, so many good teams with great young players. I’ll be interested to see if Tavares can live up to all the hype he has gotten over the past two years, I think it will take him a while, because I think he is as good as everyone says, but not in this league. I give him three years to prove me wrong.

Roenick’s Rant will be returning to Roenicklife.com, so please tune in!

-JR