You remember Susannah Collins, right?

During the first round of the NHL playoffs, the Blackhawks sideline reporter for Comcast Sports Net Chicago said “sex” instead of “success” during a telecast, and things kind of blew up from there.

She was dismissed after the attention from her slip led to more attention about some racy sports related videos she previously did for another site. The whole thing could have been avoided if handled differently. Instead, it became a needless front-page embarrassment to everyone, including Collins.

Well, Collins reappeared today. She did an interview with the Tribune’s David Haugh. Access the column via my Twitter feed.

Collins said her deal with CSN Chicago had some restrictions on what she could discuss.

However, she said she can’t watch a full game, even though the Blackhawks are going for the Stanley Cup:

Yet even the healthiest of outlooks cannot make watching the Hawks any easier for Collins. As they have kept Chicagoans on the edge of their seats during the Stanley Cup Final with two straight overtime games, Collins crawled under the covers and did her best to ignore action she simply can’t.

“Like the triple-overtime game (in Game 1), I’m literally in bed at midnight, checking my phone,” Collins said. “I equate it to going through a breakup and then watching your former partner do really well and succeed without you. I’ll flip it on to check the score. I’ll check my Twitter feed. But I can’t watch a full broadcast.”

Then there are the Sports Nutz videos that actually helped Collins get a job with Showtime sports and eventually CSN Chicago:

“The content obviously isn’t everybody’s cup of tea,” Collins said. “I never wanted anyone to be offended. I felt horrible if people were. It was meant to be a scripted, satirical thing. I did feel bad if anyone was offended. But I can’t regret … everything that I’ve done in the 21/2 years that I started working in this industry ultimately led me to that job at CSN Chicago. I don’t know if I would have gotten to where I was without those (videos).”

But, I asked, you can see how those blurred the fine line a TV personality walks separating entertainment and journalism?

“For sure,” Collins answered. “But I don’t think we did those videos with the intent of them being hard-hitting journalism. That was not the point. I have a musical theater background. That’s what I did initially when I graduated (from Illinois). I was on stage, a singer and dancer. That was part of my life.”

By doing the interview, Collins clearly wants to rehabilitate her career. The videos weren’t that bad. I’m sure she will end up somewhere.