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happy
May 05, 2009 at 05:26PM View BBCode
im amazed that even the playoffs didnt get picked up by ESPN. Hell, they pick up the playoffs of like...women's college bowling.
dirtdevil
May 05, 2009 at 05:53PM View formatted
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the versus contract doesn't allow for outside netwroks to broadcast the most watched games of the season. for reasons i'd have thought fairly obvious.
happy
May 05, 2009 at 06:04PM View BBCode
well obviously they couldve made a regular season contract, and a playoff contract. no reason to not sell them in pieces.
dirtdevil
May 05, 2009 at 06:07PM View BBCode
there is actually- the networks aren't so much interested in building an audience during the regular season and then having them watch the playoffs on another network. don't get me wrong, i think espn would be a much better network for the nhl to be on, but expecting versus to do all the work and then let espn take the playoff ratings is a bit naive. it's not like you see the superbowl on a network that doesn't carry any regular season nfl games.
FuriousGiorge
May 06, 2009 at 05:26AM View BBCode
The Ducks have become the biggest pain in the ass in the game.
dirtdevil
May 06, 2009 at 12:28PM View BBCode
and phoenix declares bankruptcy, basille agrees to a deal to buy the team for 212 million provided he can move them to southern ontario, and bettman immediately announces the nhl will be fighting the sale/move in court. because who wants a rich, business-savvy owner putting a team in a solid hockey market. we'd much rather force a new owner to stay in phoenix where the team loses 20 million a year. that guy is a disaster.
Faceman
May 06, 2009 at 02:07PM View BBCode
It's hard for me to understand hockey in Arizona, Florida or even California. Move them all back north.
FuriousGiorge
May 06, 2009 at 02:30PM View BBCode
If they draw, what's the difference where they play? This isn't the 19th century, we have refrigeration technology.
dirtdevil
noe that i can see. but forcing someone to keep a team in the sun belt (or on long island) when it's losing huge amuonts of money seems pretty dumb. to everyone but bettman, that is.
May 06, 2009 at 04:33PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
If they draw, what's the difference where they play?
noe that i can see. but forcing someone to keep a team in the sun belt (or on long island) when it's losing huge amuonts of money seems pretty dumb. to everyone but bettman, that is.
FuriousGiorge
May 06, 2009 at 04:45PM View BBCode
If the NHL (or any sports league) holds a city hostage for a new arena, which the city then builds, and then that team moves away only a few years into its lease, it can have a ripple effect for the building of all new arenas. And when a team moves, it closes off a market that the league can use as leverage to get one of those new arenas. I mean, I at least understand Bettman's position here. And if the Coyotes were better, perhaps they'd draw fans just fine. There's no guarantee that moving the team to Hamilton or whatever would make them viable long-term.
Jughead
I could handle the Hamilton Panthers. I'd miss the palm tree/hockey stick logo, though. And there can't be that many panthers in Hamilton either. (The Florida panther exists and is an endangered species, just like Florida hockey fans.)
As someone said, it has to do with support. The Sharks should stay put because they have a great fan base. (We have a million people as of last month and no other team to root for.) But the Ducks? They don't even sell out their playoff games. Imagine what it would be like if they had to compete with the NFL too.
May 06, 2009 at 05:47PM View BBCode
Perhaps the problem is with Gretzky. Does he ensure that they sell out their games, because the fans just watch him instead? How many other coaches with his record would still be leading the team?I could handle the Hamilton Panthers. I'd miss the palm tree/hockey stick logo, though. And there can't be that many panthers in Hamilton either. (The Florida panther exists and is an endangered species, just like Florida hockey fans.)
As someone said, it has to do with support. The Sharks should stay put because they have a great fan base. (We have a million people as of last month and no other team to root for.) But the Ducks? They don't even sell out their playoff games. Imagine what it would be like if they had to compete with the NFL too.
dirtdevil
(varlamov is going to steal this series for the caps)
May 07, 2009 at 02:09AM View BBCode
and pittsburgh wins in OT.(varlamov is going to steal this series for the caps)
Cubsfan13
May 10, 2009 at 12:17AM View BBCode
Watching this game on the internet, in Russian. Crowd volume is turned way down, so it's pretty...bizarre.
Cubsfan13
May 10, 2009 at 12:24AM View BBCode
Macedonian commentators>Russian ones, by some distance, I have to say.
FuriousGiorge
May 12, 2009 at 02:00AM View BBCode
censored that was a nerve-wracking game. Langway survives, at least until Wednesday.
dirtdevil
May 12, 2009 at 03:21AM View BBCode
that has been one censored of a great series. this might be the best second round, like ever.
FuriousGiorge
May 12, 2009 at 03:24AM View BBCode
Hey, that's great. You know what would have been even better? A sweep by the Caps.
dirtdevil
May 12, 2009 at 03:25AM View BBCode
this is a wild game in chicago. the hawks won't go away.Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35