Ongoing NHL thread - Part deux

[jstewismybastardson]

The difference is that now they piggyback RDS into the blackout too.

And when I look a a SportsNet channel lineup, they are usually different.

in the regular season ... when a sens game was on snet east and a leafs game was on snet ontario and a flames game was on snet west ... those channels were all blacked out for snet pacific ... same diff imo

i dont know how rds was allowed to avoid that distinction in previous years ... probably a "distinct society" thing

 

[Hank Kingsley]

in the regular season ... when a sens game was on snet east and a leafs game was on snet ontario and a flames game was on snet west ... those channels were all blacked out for snet pacific ... same diff imo

i dont know how rds was allowed to avoid that distinction in previous years ... probably a "distinct society" thing

I have seen every Montreal game for the last 2 years. French or English.

My viewing will be drastically curtailed.

I have a hard time watching the Canucks.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I have seen every Montreal game for the last 2 years. French or English.

My viewing will be drastically curtailed.

I have a hard time watching the Canucks.

meh ... just pick a new team ... or watch one of your nfl teams ... the cowboys ... the patriots , the jets , the dolphins etc etc etc

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

So last night 3 TSN channels blacked out....

One channel was showing the Leafs home game in the Toronto region, another was showing the Sens home game to 20 people, and the other was showing the Jets home game in the Winnipeg region.

SN did do the same thing with Oilers and Flames (and maybe more but I can't recall right now) games, but TSN used to have a separate channel that only activated in those locals when games were on. I guess now it's using SN's old strategy.

 

[dash]

I can certaintly understand the blackout strategy, but I would hope that TSN would show some alternate programming (30 for 30 Soccer stories are always great viewing).

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I can certaintly understand the blackout strategy, but I would hope that TSN would show some alternate programming (30 for 30 Soccer stories are always great viewing).

My belief is they will load up on NBA this winter. Those Raptors playoff game ratings put a lot of thoughts into their heads...

More European soccer coverage would be nice. Maybe buy the entire EPL and UEFA package next term and make Sportsnet close that awful ripoff SN World.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I can certaintly understand the blackout strategy, but I would hope that TSN would show some alternate programming (30 for 30 Soccer stories are always great viewing).

dont think the crtc would allow that after disallowing sportsnet from doing it all these years but who knows

 

[mattola]

new site for NHL - TSN (and tsn.ca) and I dont like it... nope not one bit

 

[Comeds]

All the TSN channels must be blacked out (ummm....dark guy in the middle, the white way) on my cable provider. I guess I'll get Center Ice again.

 

[IPostedWhat]

All the TSN channels must be blacked out (ummm....dark guy in the middle, the white way) on my cable provider. I guess I'll get Center Ice again.

I started out promising on this, but got really lazy about 5 minutes into it.

Hey, it's the preseason for us 'shoppers as well.

 

[dash]

Maybe you can do something with this, IPW:

 

[Comeds]

Its nice to see someone else give Jeff Friesen a shot.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Maybe you can do something with this, IPW:

Alright, here ya go...

 

[dash]

You're such a card...

 

[Phantomphan]

I love the show, 'It's Always Skanky In Philadelphia'.

I would hardly call them skanky.

 

[Phantomphan]

I'm sorry, what were you saying again?

Yeah, I didn't get her point at all, either.

 

[mattola]

didnt we have an injury thread at one time?

anyway the results are back for J Staal and its not good

@NHLCanes announce Jordan Staal needs surgery to fix broken right leg; out 3-4 months

 

[dash]

didnt we have an injury thread at one time?

anyway the results are back for J Staal and its not good

@NHLCanes announce Jordan Staal needs surgery to fix broken right leg; out 3-4 months

All of a sudden, a strong contender emerges for the McDavid sweepstakes.

 

[dash]

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Ryan Ellis's new contract with NSH is for five years with an AAV of $2.5M.

Looks like a bridge contract money wise, but for a healthy five years.

 

[forty_three]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...-a-degenerative-back-condition-212203156.html

dammit.

I mean, it's not like I got used to seeing him and will miss him in the lineup. But Jesus, that contract is... Ouch.

Seems like they are trying to fix it, but I wonder when they will make the decision to Pronger him.