Cousin Eddie
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And they've already started with the "drag you in" type article titles. All BSN's paywall will do to me is force me to unfollow them on twitter.
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henchman21
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It would be one thing if BSN had the type of journalist to pull you in and give you great in-depth information, but they really don't have that. Dater at his very best is a below average beat writer. I applaud AJ's efforts, but I don't think he is a great hockey mind or journalist. The Athletic has the huge names of Stewart Mandel, Pierre LeBrun, and Ken Rosenthal to go along with all the best local names.
I was literally never told by anyone about the paywall, so I'm behind the 8 ball too and pretty annoyed.
Foppberg
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Cousin Eddie
You Serious Clark?
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The cost itself isn't an issue to me. It's the fact that a subpar company are requesting it. I currently pay for the athletic, I pay for a men's health subscription I haven't read in years, I pay $20 a year on here to simply avoid ads, I pay for a monthly music thing on my PS4 that I haven't even learned how to use since I bought the thin 4 years ago. Hell I pay $10 a month to Best Buy geek squad for a protection plan on a cell phone that I actually sold to somebody else in the spring because it's honestly just inconvenienced me too much too call and cancel.
But I refuse to pay to subscribe to BSN with the limited work they've done so far. Doesn't matter if it's $20 a month or $3 a year. Even if BSN had free services but had a little PayPal "donation" subtly listed on the bottom of their page with the option to help the guys out as they continue to grow their business I would likely pitch in a few dollars here and there. But to require everyone to pay to read their subpar work? It's laugahable.
But I refuse to pay to subscribe to BSN with the limited work they've done so far. Doesn't matter if it's $20 a month or $3 a year. Even if BSN had free services but had a little PayPal "donation" subtly listed on the bottom of their page with the option to help the guys out as they continue to grow their business I would likely pitch in a few dollars here and there. But to require everyone to pay to read their subpar work? It's laugahable.
henchman21
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henchman21
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Sadowski would be my Avs pick... but there are solid names for the whole Denver area, especially for the Broncos. Even if I don't like him, Woody Paige would be a good guy to head up a Denver branch.
Ryan Boulding would be my pick. Since hes worked for the team. I think he might get some better access as someone who is known, but hasn't pissed the organization off on the regular like Dater. I think I brought this up before, but I think Ryan would be more likely to travel and cover the team as well.
Either one would be good though. Both are fairly even keel, and professional.
KingSizeKirby
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If you guys are looking for a new Avs podcast JJ Jerez is doing one and Ryan Boulding will be joining him as his new co-host. It’s called Avalanche Talk. I much prefer it over the BSN podcast and daters amazing analysis.
henchman21
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I’m not saying as an Avs guy, but a guy who could be the main draw and headliner of a Denver branch.
Yeah I'm listening now. It's a little dry to start, but I think they'll get into a rythm. Ryan needs to tell more inside the Avs stories from when he worked there.
expatriatedtexan
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*LOL* It's cute that BSN think they are worth being paid for what they produced. Unfollowed them on twitter last night when I saw the pay-wall pop up. So for news on the AVs who else do y'all follow? I think I'm down to Rick Sadowski, Moser and the team's official twitter.
Cousin Eddie
You Serious Clark?
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Just follow the guys individually. I'm pissed at BSN in general right now but that doesn't mean I need to hate the individuals. AJ is a great twitter follow who works hard. Dater too. These guys are still going to tweet out information. They aren't going to say a major Avalanche trade just happened but you need to click a link to see who's involved.
The paywall is going to cover up the garbage articles most people don't care about. Real information is going to get leaked by the real people in hockey such as Lebrun anyway.
Foppberg
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Not going to subscribe unless they were to get to an Athletic type level, but their app and new site do look awesome. Very clean and modern.
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John Eichel da GOAT
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The beginning of the end for BSN. There is too much free coverage for any team to justify paying for online content anywhere. Make your money like every other app/site, advertising! Free content to get us there, prove you have the clicks, get advertisers. Not a hard concept.
henchman21
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Doesn't work well in the era of AdBlock. I have no issues with going subscription, but it needs to be worth it. The Athletic is more than worth it. BSN isn't even close. They want $5 a month if you don't go for a year. $2.92 if you go for a full year... more than I paid for The Athletic.
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How long will they continue to write articles with a handful of readers or podcasts with 10-12 downloads though? I give them 3 months.
raistlin76
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It's also my idea and I even asked Dater about that on twitter. Unfortunately he didn't bother to answer. I think it's mistake from their side. They are nowhere near The Athletic right now. I also hope The Athletic will find someone in Denver soon.
Got the Athletic about 2 months ago and love it. I really enjoy Justin Bourne's system articles. That + HF gets it done for me. Posters like Hench and TV make this place great, let alone so many others and it's great to see so many different opinions.
McMetal
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The Athletic is definitely worth it. I wasn't expecting this level of great coverage around the league to be honest and I don't even care that there's no specific Avs coverage yet. There will be soon, they're just building their brand and once this good press really starts to sink in good writers are going to want to get in on it.
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