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rex rabidorum vires posted:At the end of the day I find it extremely funny that ESPN will likely get utterly creamed on TV ratings in their first season only surpassed by Apple and their tv deal with MLS. Apple is actively promoting it AND got rid of all the stupid blackout restrictions. The ATV MLS deal should be the template for all streaming sports. Let me pay 5-10$ bucks a month to watch my goddamn teams. I'll even pay individually. Idgaf. It'll be cheaper than me paying for DTVnow because I need MSG.
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ThinkTank posted:Pittsbugh is one of the few American cities where you can tentatively say hockey is the second most popular sport. Pittsburgh fans low key are the most fair-weather fans anywhere. In 3 years when they're going 24-58 the Penguins will be drawing crowds of about 4,000 and ratings competitive with tape delayed dog shows on ESPN14.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:At the end of the day I find it extremely funny that ESPN will likely get utterly creamed on TV ratings in their first season only surpassed by Apple and their tv deal with MLS. ESPN having a large chunk of the national broadcast rights means someone else doesn't
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May 16, 2023 18:37
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shyduck posted:You know how sometimes a company will buy out a competitor just to squash it? This has a similar feel yeah their push is not for the broadcasting market anyway they want everyone on that sweet direct recurring revenue stream ESPN+
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May 16, 2023 18:43
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NHL playoff ratings were up for the first round and the report from the beginning of the year showing ratings were way down was completely out of context and wasn't comparing like for like. Ratings this year were up pretty much across the board on national broadcasts outside of when ESPN out them up against the NFL. Games outside of the NFL stuff were up. TNT was also up if you compare like for like (they had a bunch of blackout stuff on some games).
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:yeah their push is not for the broadcasting market anyway Up until last year we lived in central NJ, and we were blacked out virtually all Flyers/Rangers/Devils/Isles games. Thank goodness for alternate means shyduck fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 16, 2023 |
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May 16, 2023 18:50
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There’s gotta be something better to talk about than market sizes and TV numbers going into the conference finals.
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May 16, 2023 18:51
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I think this Vegas / Dallas series will be an excellent one.. sizing up the teams it's hard to say that one roster is clearly better than the other in any area.. You might give Vegas an edge at forward if Jason Robertson continues to no-show the playoffs, but if he can return somewhat back to form it looks pretty even to me, although Dallas is more top-heavy to the Knights more balanced attack. I think the defense pairings are basically a saw off, although again I would say that Dallas has the best individual defenseman in the series whereas Vegas has better depth. At goaltender I'm sure everyone will give the advantage to the Stars, but the Knight's collection of 1B goaltenders have all shown fairly well at times and Oettinger was very shaky vs Seattle.. it's not so clear of an advantage in my eyes.. Both teams are also known to be good at both the power play and the penalty kill, so no clear special teams advantage to either. Both teams are well coached and disciplined, with the Knights being the least penalized team in the NHL and the Stars being just outside the top 5.. I don't know, it looks like one of those series that is going to be decided on who gets the bounce in the game that goes to OT. I expect a 7 game nail biter.
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Hand Knit posted:There’s gotta be something better to talk about than market sizes and TV numbers going into the conference finals. This isn’t the loser thread, is the problem
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May 16, 2023 18:54
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Oettinger is a lights out 4-0 vs. Vegas for his career. Will that mean anything coming up? Probably not
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rex rabidorum vires posted:The city that has been one of the best tv draws for the NHL over the last decade plus? Yeah you totally get the understander of sports business award for today. Congrats Yeah that's kind of my entire point smart rear end. When the Penguins were bad they almost got relocated. Now they are a huge draw due to their sustained success. But the teams in the finals now are doomed to be ratings losers and unpopular because...why? Because you don't want them to be popular? That's all it seems to boil down to.
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Hand Knit posted:There’s gotta be something better to talk about than market sizes and TV numbers going into the conference finals. Tbf the series don't even start until Thursday and Friday. It's a long wait.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Yeah that's kind of my entire point smart rear end. When the Penguins were bad they almost got relocated. Now they are a huge draw due to their sustained success. But the teams in the finals now are doomed to be ratings losers and unpopular because...why? Because you don't want them to be popular? That's all it seems to boil down to. It’s the bigotry and human rights violations for me. Dallas is cool I guess.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Yeah that's kind of my entire point smart rear end. When the Penguins were bad they almost got relocated. Now they are a huge draw due to their sustained success. But the teams in the finals now are doomed to be ratings losers and unpopular because...why? Because you don't want them to be popular? That's all it seems to boil down to. The teams in the finals right now will be popular if they invest in the grassroots, turn all the kids watching hockey into kids playing hockey and ultimately into parents with kids playing hockey.
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May 16, 2023 20:40
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AsInHowe posted:The teams in the finals right now will be popular if they invest in the grassroots, turn all the kids watching hockey into kids playing hockey and ultimately into parents with kids playing hockey. There's no time for that. It will be too hot for hockey in 40 years.
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May 16, 2023 20:42
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Hand Knit posted:There’s gotta be something better to talk about than market sizes and TV numbers going into the conference finals. No. My highest priority is hockey becoming so popular across the continent that I am completely priced out of attending more than a couple of games in person per year.
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Aphrodite posted:There's no time for that. It will be too hot for hockey in 40 years. They had a winter classic in Texas, I for one am convinced that the NHL could hold a hockey game in a volcano
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eXXon posted:No. My highest priority is hockey becoming so popular across the continent that I am completely priced out of attending more than a couple of games in person per year. You aren't already? Mr. Moneybags over here.
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May 16, 2023 22:35
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I honestly want ties back. Keep the 5 minute OT, but no points for the loser. It would eliminate the lame playing for a point late in tie games, and teams skating around passing in circles all OT waiting for the perfect chance without losing possession.
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AsInHowe posted:The teams in the finals right now will be popular if they invest in the grassroots, turn all the kids watching hockey into kids playing hockey and ultimately into parents with kids playing hockey. I can’t remember a Stars broadcast that doesn’t include plugs for their learn to play and skate programs (for kids and adults) and skills clinics. They’ve been beating that drum for a while now.
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I hate all these teams in the finals, especially the dallas stars. Being from SE OK the only way to watch hockey in my poo poo town in the 90s was Fox Sports unless it was playoff time and they showed every dallas stars game and I would always go for whatever team was playing against them. Ooooo OOoo it's the Dallas Stars.
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mst4k posted:I hate all these teams in the finals, especially the dallas stars. Being from SE OK the only way to watch hockey in my poo poo town in the 90s was Fox Sports unless it was playoff time and they showed every dallas stars game and I would always go for whatever team was playing against them. Ooooo OOoo it's the Dallas Stars. Wow, way to make the Stars seem cooler
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mst4k posted:I hate all these teams in the finals, especially the dallas stars. Being from SE OK the only way to watch hockey in my poo poo town in the 90s was Fox Sports unless it was playoff time and they showed every dallas stars game and I would always go for whatever team was playing against them. Ooooo OOoo it's the Dallas Stars. I like Carolina and VGK. Been a fan of Vegas from the get go. The only thing I don't like about the playoffs is that as the rounds finish there are fewer and fewer games with 1-2 day gaps between games and then finally maximum seven games left in the final and then no more hockey until the fall 
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Huggybear posted:I like Carolina and VGK. Been a fan of Vegas from the get go. Yeah the first round in hockey is my fave time of year sportswise. Shame we got no real long OT games but that's only...SO FAR.
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Kupo! posted:I can’t remember a Stars broadcast that doesn’t include plugs for their learn to play and skate programs (for kids and adults) and skills clinics. They’ve been beating that drum for a while now. And that's why they are doing well
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SilvergunSuperman posted:Shame we got no real long OT games but that's only...SO FAR. There is no hockey today. Whose fault is this?
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Mr. Kite posted:There is no hockey today. Whose fault is this? The Edmonton Oilers.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Contract every team that plays in a region where ponds freeze in winter imo  Why? All those cities would just get their teams back soon enough anyway.
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Mr. Kite posted:They are saving all the OTs for game 7 of the Finals. Should be fun. This playoffs is entirely redeemed and then some if we get cup finals game 7 OT. We're closing in on 70 years since they last happened.
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Going for hockey town USA also known as Las Vegas!
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Let's go the Dallas Stars!
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ThinkTank posted:This playoffs is entirely redeemed and then some if we get cup finals game 7 OT. We're closing in on 70 years since they last happened. The play is under review …
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At what point is there an outcry against playoff whistles? A penalty is a penalty, saying you don't want the refs to decide the game is just allowing the refs to decide the game a different way 
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shyduck posted:
Lived in New Jersey…. Flyers fan on top of it…. You poor poor bastard I wouldn’t wish that combo on anyone.
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