What is your interest level right now?

[Dr Pepper]

The lack of fans has been a huge bummer. It feels more like regular season than playoffs right now. Ive gone back and watched games from previous playoffs (ranging from 2005 to 2019) and you IMMEDIATELY notice the difference in intensity. 20,000 fans make a difference, and this is such a weird playoffs because I dont know how things would be different if teams were travelling, or with fans, or whatever other externalities could impact the game.

My wife is a huge Lightning fan, so Ive watched maybe 30 games these playoffs. It just feels.... different.

Tonight's game would've been played in Dallas, though, so if Tampa wins it'll sound about the same.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

The lack of fans has been a huge bummer. It feels more like regular season than playoffs right now. Ive gone back and watched games from previous playoffs (ranging from 2005 to 2019) and you IMMEDIATELY notice the difference in intensity. 20,000 fans make a difference, and this is such a weird playoffs because I dont know how things would be different if teams were travelling, or with fans, or whatever other externalities could impact the game.

My wife is a huge Lightning fan, so Ive watched maybe 30 games these playoffs. It just feels.... different.

Agreed on the lack of fans. Same goes with the NBA and MLB (neither of which I've watched a minute of post-COVID), and it's starting to wear on me with golf as well.

 

[JBHockey]

I have yet to finish watching a game since the start around 8:30 on the east. I have to get up @ 5:30 and the team I root for is not in it anymore. It must be hard if your a Tampa fan and have to get up early with all these OT games

 

[Melrose Munch]

2/5. This MNF game is better

 

[kihei]

133 people are actively disinterested enough to want to participate in this poll.. Hmmm.

 

[Not Canada Drai]

Don't care at all. Haven't since certain teams have been eliminated.

In other news, the playoffs last too long. It should be best of 5 in the future.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Don't care at all. Haven't since certain teams have been eliminated.

In other news, the playoffs last too long. It should be best of 5 in the future.

I'll bet.

Also, league won't lose that playoff gate revenue. Gonna stay best of 7.

 

[albator71]

I've watch almost every minute of the Finals, this year playoffs have been amazing! The NHL did a fantastic job, taking into account the situation we are in, I think it was great hockey.

 

[karnige]

first time ever i never watched a second of the finals. 2 teams i didn’t care about. but i’m glad for bolts fans

 

[TeamCanadaGoldChamps]

first time ever i never watched a second of the finals. 2 teams i didn’t care about. but i’m glad for bolts fans

says the guy who writes comment 10mins after cup is won

 

[6ix]

Didn’t watch a second of the cup finals. Just had no interest in a Texas vs Florida cup finals. I did watch the highlights the next morning though and it was nice to see Stammer get one.

 

[MattMartin]

first time ever i never watched a second of the finals. 2 teams i didn’t care about.

+1

 

[Sniper99]

seasons over finally, bring on the draft and another 10,000+ more AP to Toronto signing threads.

Even as a Leaf fan this shit is annoying.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Glad it's finally over, playoffs felt longer than they actually were.

 

[Merrrlin]

Dammit, I forgot the game was on last night. I got my days mixed up because of that double header.

How was it? Did they hand out the cup and do the laps with their families still?

 

[shaner82]

I haven't watched a single second of hockey since they took a few days off. First time in 30+ years I didn't watch any of the finals. I honestly didn't even know the game was on until the MNF announcers mentioned it, or perhaps there was a highlight of some kind. Don't really remember.

I don't know what the ratings were like, but my guess is they were quite bad.