Roller Coaster enthusiasts are usually bummed by the extremely short track, wishing there were more ups, downs, and mega insane twists. While we can’t blame a thrill seeker for wanting a longer ride, maybe roller coasters are just meant to be short and to the point, and not drawn out, exhausting, and detrimental to those around it.

The NHL, it’s players, league officials, and fans of the game have just reached the end of their own long roller coaster ride. While the lockout officially started in September, fans of the game wondered all summer if ice would be frozen for the usual October start. Sadly, NHL ice rinks are just now getting ready to welcome back fans and players as the lockout reached an exhausting 113 days.

A Reoccurring Nightmare & Angry Fans

The worst part is that many are now associating lockouts with the NHL brand. This is now the third lockout since the 1994-95 season and NHL fans have not held back expressing anger and disgust as shown in this example of over 23,000 people “liking” the Just Drop It Facebook Page. The page was built to organize a group boycott of the season, asking fans to boycott one game for each game lost by the lockout.

Players’ Frustrations Reach Twitter

While fans are expected to be a tad rowdy in their tweets about the lockout, a number of players also used Twitter to fire back at the owners and the league publicly.

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