Day 68 - Thanksgiving

The players took a day off from hockey to give thanks for the incredible seasons they've been having with their teams. There was an incredible display of humility as these athletic celebrities returned home to the quaint small towns that raised them into their modern day machinations, glancing at rinks that used to seem miles wide to their wide-eyed childhood incarnations. As the players graciously passed around their weight in turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, and pie, they took to heart the friends and families that made them who they are today and gave thanks for the blessings to play a game for indescribable amounts of money in front of the full gamut of adoring fans that love them even in the worst of times. Traditions that at first seem trivial are revitalized in the light of sibling rivalry and good old fashioned competition. The night ends with the happiness that comes with the holidays in the warmth and comfort of the familiar and secure.

This post was brought to you by the Elitserien, the Swedish Elite League, in celebration of Thanksgiving. I assume Black Friday sales include tons of meatballs.