I've been an Avs fan since they moved from Quebec. It's hard to see some of the great players like Forsberg and Kariya leave, but I'm actually more excited to see that they've managed to restructure the players' salaries and make the league more competetive.

I'm also excited about the new rules. Seeing shootouts again is going to be awesome -- especially in the playoffs! Can you imagine the Stanley Cup Finals next June coming down to a shootout in game 7?

More than anything, I'll just be happy to see some damn pro hockey games again. My two main sports are football and hockey, and I've been going crazy ever since February without hockey around.