Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News
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I’m sure Montreal fans will love his first game. Watching a player skate like he can around the perimeter is fun and all. But at a certain point you need to play the game and there really isn’t a place for a player like that if they aren’t going to go scoring areas in the NHL. He needs to put on a lot of weight, that frame will not work in this league.
guitarhunterdude
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Maybe. When I watch DeBrincat he tends to stick his nose in a little more than I have ever seen Caufield.
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Dr Jan Itor
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GordieGallant
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MLB has been in trouble because it’s not a very interesting game. Nothing has changed.
NHL is not at all in trouble as it is and will continue be an extremely niche sport.
NHL is not at all in trouble as it is and will continue be an extremely niche sport.
GordieGallant
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I doubt it affects the ratings much at all.
If overtime wanted to watch hockey, they could find NBCSN just as easily. It wasn't done hard to access broadcast.
The benefit to the NHL is the money they were paid.
ESPN has been bleeding viewers just like everyone else. They won't bring a group of viewers that were "unable to watch hockey on NBCSN."
What's really bad for the NHL though, is Sinclair's refusal to negotiate with providers in good faith, leaving millions of fans in in all regions, unable to watch local teams on television.
MuckOG
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Once again, we disagree.
NHL fans will find the games no matter where its on. But the casual non-hockey sports fan isn't going to take the time to find a game on NBCSN. But if they are sitting in a bar and ESPN is televising the game, it might attract some new fans to the game.
I do agree with your last point on Sinclair. I'm a YouTube TV streamer and refused to switch over to Comcast or AT&T to get FSN/Bally's....So I've resorted to other means to watch the Wild.
Every bar I've seen that has ESPN these days, also has NBCSN on at the same time.Once again, we disagree.
NHL fans will find the games no matter where its on. But the casual non-hockey sports fan isn't going to take the time to find a game on NBCSN. But if they are sitting in a bar and ESPN is televising the game, it might attract some new fans to the game.
That said, bars showing a large group a channel actually hurts ratings, which is why bars have to pay a higher premium in the first place.
Bars won't help ratings.
The Avs will murder us.
I HATE them! I've always hated them. More than I hated the Canucks in 2003. That whole franchise can just burn in h-e-double hockey sticks.
I HATE them! I've always hated them. More than I hated the Canucks in 2003. That whole franchise can just burn in h-e-double hockey sticks.
Like I said... just go for first place. Let the Avs face Vegas, who has played them well, maybe they do is a favor and knock them out. Then we don't even have to face them all.
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GuerinUp
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I mostly agree, but our lousy faceoffs are going to be a problem against Colorado. If we start 60% of our shifts chasing them it's going to get bad quickly.
Nino Noderreiter
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Disagree. Bars will show large groups games. Folks that watch hockey will watch both at bars or at home. Folks that don't watch hockey may watch at the bar and may become interested and watch outside of the bar--at least more-so than someone who isn't exposed to it at all.
There's a phenomena in sports econ that's interesting. Cities with more major sports teams get higher ratings and higher attendance than cities without major sports teams. This holds true even if that sports team is competing with other major sports for "sports fans" compared to cities that only have 1-2 major sports. Intuitively, you'd think that if there was only 1 major sport... everyone would tune into that sport.
However, the more sports teams there are... the more the city builds a culture of sports fans and the more the cities recreational activity involves around sports in general. The same concept here applies... more eye-balls is a good thing. Being shown on a network that's also known for other sports is a good thing.
Never said we have, that doesn't mean we should roll over and be happy where we're at.
If it's possible to do... and it is... we should go for it.
Spurgeon
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I don’t know if this is how I should be thinking about a team that has been playing great this season, but I’d rather not take 1st solely due to draft pick positioning. Winning our division means we’re picking 25-28th, regardless of if we win/lose either of the first two rounds.
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