SixMillionDollarMan Guy
Super Freak
Kings!.....On the brink!
NHL 2011-2012 Season
- Thread starter The Ringer
- Start date
Help Support Collector Freaks Forum:
risingstar
Super Freak
The Kings look great... I'd love the see a Philly Kings match up.
bumblebee
Super Freak
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2007
- Messages
- 7,776
- Reaction score
- 1
SixMillionDollarMan Guy
Super Freak
Yotes/Preds starting......Yotes can take a commanding lead with win.
Grenouille
Super Freak
Mike Smith has come a long way from giving up goals on Dennis Seidenberg dump ins.
One step closer to an LA/Phoenix WCF.
One step closer to an LA/Phoenix WCF.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
Mike Smith has come a long way from giving up goals on Dennis Seidenberg dump ins.
One step closer to an LA/Phoenix WCF.
And ____ty ratings.
The Craw
Super Freak
Phoenix is doing pretty good this year. It's probably cuz they dumped Bryzgalov.
SixMillionDollarMan Guy
Super Freak
Mike Smith has come a long way from giving up goals on Dennis Seidenberg dump ins.
One step closer to an LA/Phoenix WCF.
I didn't think the Preds would go out so easily.
And ____ty ratings.
Who cares about ____ty ratings? Gary Bettman and the NHL gave up that ghost the minute they left Espn for Versus (NBC Sports).
SixMillionDollarMan Guy
Super Freak
Caps/Rangers....Here we go!
Make or break for the Caps.
No night game today?
Make or break for the Caps.
No night game today?
Grenouille
Super Freak
Say what you will about NBC, but they have tried to get people excited about hockey. Having every playoff game covered was a huge step.
SixMillionDollarMan Guy
Super Freak
Caps/Rangers....Here we go!
Make or break for the Caps.
Caps.....Yes!
I think NBC has done an outstanding job in their coverage. It helps they have another platform (cnbc) so they can cover all games.
But you must admit that the NHL going over to OLN/Versus years ago was a complete joke. Folks couldn't even find that channel and that's if their provider carried them.
Say what you want about Espn but most hotels/bars have their channels tuned in to them. Their 24/7 exposure was a huge loss to the NHL. Watch Espn Sportscenter and the NHL is usually the last segment except playoffs time. Go to Espn.com and you'd think the NHL doesn't even exist.
Poor Barry Melrose.....he's like a king without an empire.
Last edited:
risingstar
Super Freak
Great win by the Caps.
I wonder if they'll review Ovechkin's hit.
I wonder if they'll review Ovechkin's hit.
cokebabies
Super Freak
Yeah, I've been very impressed. And actually being able to see every game, rather than highlights, has gotten me a lot more emotionally invested in every series.
cokebabies
Super Freak
Grenouille
Super Freak
Say what you want about Espn but most hotels/bars have their channels tuned in to them. Their 24/7 exposure was a huge loss to the NHL. Watch Espn Sportscenter and the NHL is usually the last segment except playoffs time. Go to Espn.com and you'd think the NHL doesn't even exist.
Poor Barry Melrose.....he's like a king without an empire.
I agree with you that ESPN is everywhere. As far as as sports media they're the 800 pound gorilla that can drive a sports story or ignore it for the public. In the mid-90s the NHL was a pretty big part of their portfolio. They had games on both networks, really ESPN2 was hockey at night and the parent company owned the Ducks.
It seemed to me there was a shift around 2002 when ESPN got the NBA. More and more the NHL was being relegated to being a second class citizen. When the strike happened not only did Disney dump the Ducks, they dropped the NHL from their networks.
NBC has bent over backwards for the NHL, covered the Olympics extensively, and now have the Worlds covered. It's just something ESPN could never do with the amount of stuff they cover for the NBA, MLB and NFL. I do however miss the NHL on ESPN theme music.
Fisherprice
Super Freak
With a the avengers figures I need to start saving in case PHX makes the finals.
Similar threads
