This is for American NHL fans specifically. Do you enjoy that the NHL is pretty much 4th out of 4 among the major North American team sports in terms of popularity? Certainly this season aside, the TV ratings and the TV presence is much less than that of the NBA even MLB.

But do some of you enjoy thats it not as popular? Maybe it makes it a little more special since its not a mass audience enjoyed product, and perhaps really speaks to the passion of the smaller group of American fans that love it so much?

Or maybe you hate that it doesn't get the respect that is deserves? That it should be getting at least if not more of the TV audience that NBA games do, or popularity that baseball or even football gets?