Thursday Morning Skate: Smell that?

Smell that?

Sweat. Blood. Tears. Everything else they talk about in pickup truck commercials.

Smells pretty bad, doesn't it?

Sure does. Smells terrible. Because let's face it, hockey players smell terrible.

But they're almost here. Captain's practices and Olympic camps have started. Soon we'll have rookie camp, and the vets after them, and then the rookies head down to providence or whatever prospect league they return to. After that?

Hockey season.

Can you smell it?