There's a play in game Saturday and the leagues American TV partner won't show it

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

I do find it pretty ridiculous that a Game Center subscription doesn’t get you access to NHL network.

I mean I haven’t watched nhl network in a few years but their programming was pretty bad. Not worth the cost.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I'll respectfully disagree. If you have something that matters, you do everything you can to ensure that it is the most important thing on your agenda, otherwise, it simply isn't.

Who said regular season hockey was the most important thing on NBC's agenda?

They are about to play over a month of playoff hockey on their networks. It's clear you don't understand the complexity of the situation.

 

[MSZ]

For Canadians, Rogers isn't going to show this game on any of the SN channels tonight, correct?

 

[Bandit]

Who said regular season hockey was the most important thing on NBC's agenda?

They are about to play over a month of playoff hockey on their networks. It's clear you don't understand the complexity of the situation.

I said “if”. Clearly the answer is that it’s not, which was my whole point in the first place.

 

[cowboy82nd]

What play in game?

The regular season doesn't end until Sunday.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Well, they're airing the Flyers' afternoon play-out game on NBC.

 

[Quiet Jack]

Can someone create a poll as to whether or not this is a play in game?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Somehow other leagues have figured out flex scheduling for National TV games and the NHL still hasn't.

 

[Jets2point0]

For Canadians, Rogers isn't going to show this game on any of the SN channels tonight, correct?

Still waiting on this answer myself

 

[Butch 19]

This wouldn't happen in the NBA, NFL, MLB or probably even MLS. Makes no sense

?? what happened/didn't happpen?

You haven't described at all what the NHL / NBC is/isn't doing.

Makes no sense.

 

[Barrie22]

Still waiting on this answer myself

Negative. They are playing vegas vs calgary. Edmonton vs vancouver. Blackhawks vs jets.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Thank god it's not on NBC SPorts. I'd rather not listen to Doc Pierre and Eddie. I'll stick with the local broadcast

No one is more annoying than C*c Emrick.

There are a couple guys who try; but they can't equal his perpetual stupidity..

(Knowing the Fort Wayne Komets from 1964 does not make one hockey savvy...)

 

[Jets2point0]

Negative. They are playing vegas vs calgary. Edmonton vs vancouver. Blackhawks vs jets.

Well time for some good ol ATDHE sport streaming I guess

 

[SotasicA]

If you have something that matters, you do everything you can to ensure that it is the most important thing on your agenda, otherwise, it simply isn't.

Are you implying hockey isn't the most important thing to NBC?!

No way!

 

[hockeykicker]

Somehow other leagues have figured out flex scheduling for National TV games and the NHL still hasn't.

Do you live in America or Canada? Cause America rarely does this for any sport

 

[talkinaway]

Uhh,it would be preempting an IndyCar race. I personally wouldn't care if they did but you'd have quite a few IndyCar fans that are rightly pissed off that their race was taken off the air for a regular season NHL game, regardless of it being a play-in game. And sure NBC is airing re-runs of Superstore, Dateline and SNL during the game but on short notice, on a Saturday night when not many people are going to be inside watching TV anyways, for a game that starts at 9 pm Eastern, does it really make sense to fly a crew out there to call a game that's going to have minimal interest outside of Denver and St. Louis?

SNL isn't a repeat tonight; Chadewick Boseman and Cardi B. That's actually quite relevant: In 2001, the fledgling XFL delayed a highly-promoted JLo episode for 45 minutes. The show started a little late, but actually wasn't live - it was broadcast to the east coast the same way it used to be delayed to the west coast. Because it started so late, ratings suffered, which pissed off Lorne Michaels. He managed to get the XFL to change a few of their rules so that the games would be guaranteed to end at 11.

So, NBC showing STL/COL on the main network at 9 PM EST definitely wouldn't work, since you need a minimum 3 hour block for an NHL game. In fact, 3 hours should usually be sufficient, except for outdoor games, which can be delayed. In fact, one of the outdoor games this year was broadcast on Saturday night and delayed due to the lights going out. The game transferred to NBCSN at 11 PM because of a live SNL later that night.

 

[Sniper99]

Same thing with CBC- if they wanted to, they could drop VAN/EDM and air the STL/COL game.

Vancouver fans would lose their **** not being able to watch the Sedins final game.

 

[Sniper99]

No one is more annoying than Coc Emrick.

There are a couple guys who try; but they can't equal his perpetual stupidity..

(Knowing the Fort Wayne Komets from 1964 does not make one hockey savvy...)

"Hold our Drinks!!" - Jim Hughson and Paul Romanuk

 

[Howie Hodge]

"Hold our Drinks!!" - Jim Hughson and Paul Romanuk

There are some annoying announcer aren't there Sniper? The tool from Colorado is annoying too.

 

[TheDeuce]

Wth is a play in game? The PHI-FLA one that has like 1 in 10000 chances of happening?

I'm learning a lot in this thread - I never heard the term 'play-in game'; I'm inferring that it means a 'win and you're in' game?

But I can't come up with anything that tells me what this mythical Philly-Florida game reference is to. Can someone enlighten the unenlightened?


Thanks,



m.

 

[Sniper99]

There are some annoying announcer aren't there Sniper? The tool from Colorado is annoying too.

I'll take your word on that, never heard him before. but will gladly disagree and say Doc is one of the best.

 

[PanthersPens62]

I'm learning a lot in this thread - I never heard the term 'play-in game'; I'm inferring that it means a 'win and you're in' game?

But I can't come up with anything that tells me what this mythical Philly-Florida game reference is to. Can someone enlighten the unenlightened?


Thanks,



m.

If the Flyers lose by 2 goals today & The Panthers win both today & tomorrow in a shootout, there would be a play-in game on Tuesday because both would be tied in all 3 tiebreaker categories.

 

[Howie Hodge]

I'll take your word on that, never heard him before. but will gladly disagree and say Doc is one of the best.

Each to his own my friend, that's why we can politely disagree. I hate everything about Emrick, from his big whiskey nose, to his squeaky voice, to his asinine cliches.

But I'm old school. If you like him, so be it.

 

[glucker]

No it isn't, it is game 82 in each teams schedule. Just because it works out that it is there last game of the season, doesn't make it a "Play-in Game!"

The winner of the game is in the playoffs. The loser is not.

It’s a play-in game.

 

[therealkoho]

Another thing that happened once was being blacked out of a game that wasn't even close to the region I was living. That was infuriating.

territorial protection is the biggest mound of horse puckey that Bettman ever came up with(yes worse then the shootout) it's a cash grab pure and simple. The protection is supposed to protect and retain the teams fan bases, but wave a dollar in their face and that integrity flies right out the window