Is the novelty gone?

For some reason, I have yet to 'get into' the fact that the NHL season has begun. I'm not sure why that is, but I'm scared. Because I've considered myself a hockey nut for so long that if I'm not into it, I wonder how the public feels.

I mean last year, coming back from the strike (and even mad at owners and players for having cost us fans a season) I was gung ho watching games from Day 1 on OLN.

This year I watch the highlights, have switched channels a few times to check out pieces of what games I can get, but haven't really watched a game, if you know what I mean. The baseball playoffs are under way (and one of the contenders is the N.Y. Mets, which is 'my team' in baseball) and football is going strong and I'm not getting into hockey. This from a guy who attended Game 7 of Hurricanes-Oilers.

Thoughts?