Not a big fan of hockey myself but I will definitely go see a game of 2 since it's out here. Maybe having a local team will get me into hockey since I can't watch it on TV due to not being able to follow the puck most of the time.
I will say that having high-def TVs now makes it much easier to watch than it was 20+ years ago. The more you watch, the more you'll get how the game flows and where to expect the puck to move.
Yeah, once you get used to the game you often don't need to see the actual puck to know where it is....unless you're playing goalie, then it's a bad idea;-)