Series Thread: Stanley Cup Final - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Another Saturday night coming up and no hockey - Instead we have a game tonight and then a two day break before game 4 on Monday. Just doesn't seem right.

Literally nobody in the US is watching this series as it is. Put a game on July 4 weekend and they may fall to 5 figures viewership.

 

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Literally nobody in the US is watching this series as it is. Put a game on July 4 weekend and they may fall to 5 figures viewership.

Well, that supports a Saturday night game, doesn't it? I know Bettman doesn't give a damn about Canadian tv ratings.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Well, that supports a Saturday night game, doesn't it? I know Bettman doesn't give a damn about Canadian tv ratings.

I think the goal was avoiding the weekend games as much as possible because of the likelihood people are far more invested in getting outdoors, together with family, etc.

Saturday night game would also interfere with Hawks-Bucks game 6 and if you're battling for eyeballs avoiding going H2H with the NBA is a pretty good idea whenever possible.

 

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I think the goal was avoiding the weekend games as much as possible because of the likelihood people are far more invested in getting outdoors, together with family, etc.

Saturday night game would also interfere with Hawks-Bucks game 6 and if you're battling for eyeballs avoiding going H2H with the NBA is a pretty good idea whenever possible.

All valid points above

 

[naslundfan19]

I think the goal was avoiding the weekend games as much as possible because of the likelihood people are far more invested in getting outdoors, together with family, etc.

Saturday night game would also interfere with Hawks-Bucks game 6 and if you're battling for eyeballs avoiding going H2H with the NBA is a pretty good idea whenever possible.

You’d think tonight would fare better since the Western Conference Finals are over in the NBA and the game is on NBC.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

You’d think tonight would fare better since the Western Conference Finals are over in the NBA and the game is on NBC.

I think they just figured there might be a game 7 in that series and it wasn’t worth the risk.

 

[Judge Fudge]

Montreal theme music tonight:

 

[forty_three]

Literally nobody in the US is watching this series as it is. Put a game on July 4 weekend and they may fall to 5 figures viewership.

I'm not nobody

 

[tsawchuk]

Literally nobody in the US is watching this series as it is.

Hey hey hey......not true at all. I know of 5 in Ohio and a couple three dozen back in Michigan.

 

[tsawchuk]

Apparently they've sold a few more tickets for tonight

 

[naslundfan19]

That’s a deflater.

 

[naslundfan19]

And that could be a killer.

 

[dash]

Oh man, it was almost 3-zip

 

[tsawchuk]

Oh jeebus haze

 

[naslundfan19]

Habs needed that bad.

 

[dash]

What's the score?

 

[naslundfan19]

What's the score?

You know…

 

[tsawchuk]

Habs needed that bad.

They got it.

 

[dash]

Come on zebras, that was a penalty that almost made it 3-1 Tampa, do your effin job.

Edit: Backed up the PVR just to watch it again, nasty two-hander by Palat on the hands of Caufield, no call. Ridiculous.

 

[BF4L]

Is PK still on the Habs?