As a good Canadian boy I love my hockey, but something tells me that this is NOT important, not at all.
As far as NHL games being on for the purpose of watching them, that's not important to me. Relative to watching a good movie, i find watching hockey (like baseball & soccer etc) is boring.
My entertainment life (movies, gambling, sex, etc) is certainly important to me. But, perhaps, there is at least one person here who has completely given up on theirs, eh?
The conclusion of the NHL regular season this year is important to me from a financial perspective. I have pending futures wagers on several of the teams.