I would love to see Edmonton get to the finals for two reasons: (1) to watch Connor McDavid play as long as possible and, hopefully, win a cup, and (2) to give a small northern city in Canada reason to celebrate.
Some pipes—no idea what percentage—require no break-in. They smoke perfectly from the first bowl. I miss the taste that raw high-quality briar imparts to the first few smokes before the pipe is "broken-in."
Not a priority, but a sitter is very convenient when you want to put a half-smoked pipe down in some random place or your pipe rest is in use with the pipe you're smoking and you want a second pipe on standby ready to go.