People calling themselves Seattleites fell primarily into two camps when finding alternatives for a Sonics replacement: the Sounders crowd and the folks who think our professional basketball void could be filled with hockey.
Local NHL Advocates Not Letting It Go
Football Friday: What's Your "Hardest Hit" Memory? Edition
Say "New York Giants" to most Seahawk fans, and the conversation will turn to the 2005 OT game at Qwest Field, where the Giants missed three field goals, including two in overtime, and the Hawks prevailed 24-21. Kicker Jay Feely had an epic fail that day, and his holder, punter Jeff Feagles, had the best seat in the house as the trainwreck unfolded.
Lord, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Seattle Sports Fans?
According to ESPN, Seattle is the sports suffering epicenter of the world.
Pol to Sonics' Players: If You Stay, We'll Tax Ya
Seattlest remembers that back when Gary Payton was about to be a free agent, we saw some ESPN story about how players like to play in Florida because there isn't (or wasn't) state income tax there. The interviewer asked Payton about this, and he said something along the lines of "Yeah, that sounds pretty sweet."
When Absolutely Anything on Ice Will Do
The NHL season has been scrapped, nearly saved and scrapped again and four of Seattle's five hockey fans haven't even noticed because the Thunderbirds have been playing on schedule. That last fan, though, has been having a rough go of it. How many times is he going to flip the televison to CBC in hopes of catching any hockey at all? And how many times will he be confronted with the curling Tournament of Hearts on CBC?

