Pre-Game Talk: GAME 63 7:37 PM - Conner McDavid visits Boston - STREAMING ONLY in US - ESPN+, Hulu, SN, TVAS, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[Fenway]

Edmonton @ Boston, 7:30 PM Hulu/ESPN+
Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro, AJ Mleczko

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[Mione134]

Well. Well. Well! What a long 3 days! Much needed for the boys. Hope they are well rested and have healed a bit. Hoping they come ready to play! Play hard. Play smart. Maybe we can get that pp...going a bit. Smart passing. NO INJURIES please. Let's try our best not to let the human cheat code that is McDavid beat us. We got this! We know what to do. Go out and do it!


You know the drill!

 

[ProdigalFan]

Guess this will be a radio game for me. My daughter has Hulu, but for whatever reason, we can't get the game and we don't pay for ESPN+. I think you need some sports package. Oh well, it's only the one game.

 

[eightspokedb]

Thanks NHL.....f*** you....

 

[hrdpuk]

Thanks Fenway

B's need to stay out of the box.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

Ya ya ya they have McDavid and they can score if you give them power plays and open ice BUT their D is not very good and ours is very good. Their goaltending is average at best and ours is the best in the league. They are a lot like the Leafs, but also a lot like the Sabres. We are rested and should be able to win this if we simply play our usual game.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

glad NESN Broadcasted the game from Rogers Place.... for those who saw it..... pray the streak goes to 11 straight and hold McDavid off the board, if we can please.....

 

[Aussie Bruin]

One thing I was curious about in going to Edmonton was is McDavid really as good live as he seems on TV? Yes, yes he is, and then some. A remarkable athlete who preys on the fear he instils in opponents. Beyond him and Draisaitl though the team becomes a very mixed bag. There is some other talent - Hyman is good, Nugent-Hopkins is decent enough, Foegele has his moments, a healthy Kane obviously will help a lot once he returns. But depth and balance remain issues. They were smart getting Ekholm to boost their defense, but it still looks deficient.

A rested Bruins should take care of business on home ice. I have a feeling they might start a little slow though and will spot the Oilers a goal or two before fighting back and prevailing in the end. 20 to go in the run home, balancing the desire to maintain a winning culture, give players some rest, address some issues and gear up for playoffs hockey and just perhaps push for another record or two. Curious to see how Monty and the boys manage it all. Let's enjoy this last stretch before things get serious, as we won't see the like again anytime soon.

 

[rfournier103]

I understand there’s a big push for streaming these days, but I wish the NHL acted more like the NFL and made the game available in the home market on TV. I REALLY don’t want to pay for ESPN+. At least the NFL pretends to care about the fans.

If Bettman really wanted to “grow” the game, how about making the games MORE accessible?

 

[Fenway]

I understand there’s a big push for streaming these days, but I wish the NHL acted more like the NFL and made the game available in the home market on TV. I REALLY don’t want to pay for ESPN+. At least the NFL pretends to care about the fans.

If Bettman really wanted to “grow” the game, how about making the games MORE accessible?

Last season when the Kraken played their first home game ever it was on ESPN+ You would think that the NHL would have wanted that game easily accessible in the new market but no.

NESN would have had a nice rating with this game because of McDavid but NHL suits want fans like @Gee Wally to sign up and I know how he will respond.

 

[rfournier103]

One thing I was curious about in going to Edmonton was is McDavid really as good live as he seems on TV? Yes, yes he is, and then some.

I’ve seen McDavid play in person twice. And I wholeheartedly agree that TV and YouTube do not do him justice.

I saw him score a goal against the Bruins where he skated around all five Bruins like they were orange cones at practice. Simply amazing to watch. Besides Wayne Gretzky, he’s the best player I’ve ever seen in person.

Last season when the Kraken played their first home game ever it was on ESPN+ You would think that the NHL would have wanted that game easily accessible in the new market but no.

NESN would have had a nice rating with this game because of McDavid but NHL suits want fans like @Gee Wally to sign up and I know how he will respond.

Probably the same way I will.

 

[Sevendust]

I understand there’s a big push for streaming these days, but I wish the NHL acted more like the NFL and made the game available in the home market on TV. I REALLY don’t want to pay for ESPN+. At least the NFL pretends to care about the fans.

If Bettman really wanted to “grow” the game, how about making the games MORE accessible?

As a european its also basically not possible to watch the games in a legal way ...

 

[Ladyfan]

Last season when the Kraken played their first home game ever it was on ESPN+ You would think that the NHL would have wanted that game easily accessible in the new market but no.

NESN would have had a nice rating with this game because of McDavid but NHL suits want fans like @Gee Wally to sign up and I know how he will respond.

I don't get ESPN+ either and refuse to pay any more than the over price I am paying already. Thankfully I will be at the game.

This wait between games is too long. I don't even think it is good for the Bs.

 

[aguineapig]

Martha, up to the roof and hold the antenna to the left of the chimney dear.

 

[Concessionaire]

This wait between games is too long. I don't even think it is good for the Bs.

Normally I would agree but I think it happened at the perfect time to get some practices in with the newly-added players to work on some of the details of the Bruins’ system.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Boston Fans: We have possibly the best team in the cap era.

Edmonton Fans:

(McDavid)

 

[Patdud]

I don't get ESPN+ either and refuse to pay any more than the over price I am paying already. Thankfully I will be at the game.

This wait between games is too long. I don't even think it is good for the Bs.

it results in the grinding stretch of back to backs to end the season and games every other night. Hoping that Monty and the room agree that records mean nothing and we need players fresh for the grind.

Call up Reilly (they have the space with Hall on LTIR) and start rotating in him and zboril in as well. Would like to see for each back to back Krejci and Bergy alternate days off as well.

 

[goldnblack]

Guess this will be a radio game for me. My daughter has Hulu, but for whatever reason, we can't get the game and we don't pay for ESPN+. I think you need some sports package. Oh well, it's only the one game.

I finally got an IPTV with no regrets. The system just pushes people into it frankly. I'm so not used to being able to watch every single game in 4K.

Now that said, I LOVE hockey on the radio. It's probably the old guy in me. If I had to, I'd happily just go back to that. It's actually great for the brain to have to visualize the game that way.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Last season when the Kraken played their first home game ever it was on ESPN+ You would think that the NHL would have wanted that game easily accessible in the new market but no.

NESN would have had a nice rating with this game because of McDavid but NHL suits want fans like @Gee Wally to sign up and I know how he will respond.

I mean no offense to an older generation that may suck it up and sign up. I think most in the millennial or gen Z generation won't and would just go to other means to watch it. There may even be an older crowd that does, too.

People are already getting sick of the "cable-ization" of streaming, the NHL doesn't need to go and continue to separate its own content on separate platforms. I mean I get WHY, but it's not really a great long term plan, and awful for the consumer.

 

[Ladyfan]

Normally I would agree but I think it happened at the perfect time to get some practices in with the newly-added players to work on some of the details of the Bruins’ system.

You might be right. I just hope they can keep that flow going.

 

[FREDERIC82FAN]

I finally got an IPTV with no regrets. The system just pushes people into it frankly. I'm so not used to being able to watch every single game in 4K.

Now that said, I LOVE hockey on the radio. It's probably the old guy in me. If I had to, I'd happily just go back to that. It's actually great for the brain to have to visualize the game that way.

I agree. Remember " the bruins will be playing from right to left across your radio this period" ?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Well. Well. Well! What a long 3 days! Much needed for the boys. Hope they are well rested and have healed a bit. Hoping they come ready to play! Play hard. Play smart. Maybe we can get that pp...going a bit. Smart passing. NO INJURIES please. Let's try our best not to let the human cheat code that is McDavid beat us. We got this! We know what to do. Go out and do it!


You know the drill!
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[lopey]

Well we will at least get sportsnet in Canada. Better than nothing I guess

 

[goldnblack]

I agree. Remember " the bruins will be playing from right to left across your radio this period" ?

It's hard to explain to a younger person how exciting hockey is on the radio. A really good radio call is magical, isn't it? I'm not a huge baseball guy (anymore), but the really good baseball radio announcers were magic with how much they needed to fill in, time-wise. It really forces you to be the best compared to a tv call.

My goal celebrations are always bigger on radio than on TV. I still to this day can't fully explain why. Something about my brain is more engaged.

I guess where TV shines how the game is played. Radio is all feeling. TV you can really study the game (when it moves slow enough).

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I’ve seen McDavid play in person twice. And I wholeheartedly agree that TV and YouTube do not do him justice.

I saw him score a goal against the Bruins where he skated around all five Bruins like they were orange cones at practice. Simply amazing to watch. Besides Wayne Gretzky, he’s the best player I’ve ever seen in person.

Probably the same way I will.

McDavid reminds me more of Orr, who is the best I've seen in person.