Former journalist Michael Munro unveils the pain points in today's professional hockey in this essay regarding the current state of the NHL. He had the privilege of covering the NHL in the late 1980s and early 1990s from Vancouver, interviewing people from Eric Lindros to Trevor Linden, Igor Larionov, Pat Quinn, Brian Burke and Gino Odjick. Michael shares the real honor it was to be around the NHL and has nothing but the highest regards for all of those involved in the game and the incredible athletic ability of these men. With this article, he hopes to begin a frank discussion of where the NHL is now in terms of entertainment value. Starting with the state of the game when Michael first played hockey with his brothers, he explores why the game has become so difficult to watch and how his love of hockey lives more in the past than where the game is today.