Comments on: The NHL Playoffs Started - And Nobody Noticed http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Signal to Noise http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-852 Signal to Noise Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:11:50 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-852 Completely Bettman's fault. I remember going to Avalanche games during the Stanley Cup finals and being obsessed with following the team. The NHL hasn't made it easy to do so with its lousy Versus contract, and has screwed markets out of seeing its new stars come to all the cities with the unbalanced schedule that too heavily favors division rival matchups. Completely Bettman’s fault. I remember going to Avalanche games during the Stanley Cup finals and being obsessed with following the team. The NHL hasn’t made it easy to do so with its lousy Versus contract, and has screwed markets out of seeing its new stars come to all the cities with the unbalanced schedule that too heavily favors division rival matchups.

]]> By: BamBam http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-850 BamBam Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:59:13 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-850 I blame Gary Bettman. I was a big hockey fan during the late-80's and even more so in the early 90's when they finally got on tv (and I didn't need a big dish to get the games). Then he went and screwed everything up. I still watch all of the Olympic Hockey I can get my eyes on, but the NHL was pretty much ruined by the lockout for a lot of people. The tv deals that made it hard to find a team and actually follow them made it even worse. I used to be a Calgary Flames fan, because I could actually see the games. I haven't found a televised Flames game in my area for probably 10 years. It's sad. You are so right. Playoff hockey is fantastic. I blame Gary Bettman. I was a big hockey fan during the late-80’s and even more so in the early 90’s when they finally got on tv (and I didn’t need a big dish to get the games). Then he went and screwed everything up.

I still watch all of the Olympic Hockey I can get my eyes on, but the NHL was pretty much ruined by the lockout for a lot of people. The tv deals that made it hard to find a team and actually follow them made it even worse. I used to be a Calgary Flames fan, because I could actually see the games. I haven’t found a televised Flames game in my area for probably 10 years. It’s sad.

You are so right. Playoff hockey is fantastic.

]]> By: d_jeter http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-849 d_jeter Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:39:14 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/the-nhl-playoffs-started-and-nobody-noticed-17150#comment-849 I'm a huge baseball fan, and yes, baseball has more appeal, but I'd advise anybody who doesn't believe hockey is exciting to take in any game of the Washington/Philly series, the San Jose/Calgary series, or the Colorado/Minnesota series so they can find out they're dead wrong. I’m a huge baseball fan, and yes, baseball has more appeal, but I’d advise anybody who doesn’t believe hockey is exciting to take in any game of the Washington/Philly series, the San Jose/Calgary series, or the Colorado/Minnesota series so they can find out they’re dead wrong.

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