Just thinking out loud, but how hard would it have been to have this game start at 8:30? Not like they didn't know when the TV schedule was made that this would be an issue.
Just thinking out loud, but how hard would it have been to have this game start at 8:30? Not like they didn't know when the TV schedule was made that this would be an issue.
They pushed back the start to 8:00 from 7:30 at least. Someone needs to get in contact with Sutton and get him to break the boards in warm up.
Whenever I watch it seems like Hall shoots a lot. Almost Kessel-like in that he has a lot of shots blocked or tipped out of play but when he gets it to the net it can be deadly.
I know what you mean though, it seems like he often tried to deke through multiple defenders instead of firing it on and crashing.
Not really. It's sportsnet's fault. TSN negotiated this, just like CBC does with Hockey night in Canada.
Don't see how it's Sportsnet's fault. TSN negotiated with the NHL, not with Sportsnet. TSN are being dicks for not giving a waiver to Sportsnet to broadcast the Oiler's game in full. The NHL should have insisted that if you get broadcast rights then you damn well better broadcast all the games...use TSN2 or whatever they need to. Otherwise you have to give way to another broadcaster. That's between TSN and the NHL, not Sportsnet.
if we score more than 1 goal in this game i'll be happy. the blues are an absolute beastly team right now.
If by beastly you mean they hold, hook, interfere, hit late, etc, then you'd be correct. I don't think the Oil can compete unless the refs call the game tight.
This also could come down to coaching and if that's the case, we lose.
If by beastly you mean they hold, hook, interfere, hit late, etc, then you'd be correct. I don't think the Oil can compete unless the refs call the game tight.
This also could come down to coaching and if that's the case, we lose.
I don't like the fact that they've been letting dead-puck-era shenanigans go anymore than you, but the blues are on a particularly nasty tear right now and we're very much unlikely to throw a wrench into that.
Yea I guess it is tsn rights
But they should have planned for this maybe making game time a little later or have the game on snet oilers (tsn has NATIONAL BROADCASTiNG RIGHTS right?)
Anyway it's not that big of a deal we'll probably miss about half hour so we'll miss roughly first 10 minutes
I don't like the fact that they've been letting dead-puck-era shenanigans go anymore than you, but the blues are on a particularly nasty tear right now and we're very much unlikely to throw a wrench into that.
That I agree with. I have to think scouting/coaching could find some ways to exploit their weaknesses but we seem unable to do that, for some reason.
Don't see how it's Sportsnet's fault. TSN negotiated with the NHL, not with Sportsnet. TSN are being dicks for not giving a waiver to Sportsnet to broadcast the Oiler's game in full. The NHL should have insisted that if you get broadcast rights then you damn well better broadcast all the games...use TSN2 or whatever they need to. Otherwise you have to give way to another broadcaster. That's between TSN and the NHL, not Sportsnet.
Sportsnet knew a long time ago that this was an issue. I'd be shocked if they didn't know about this when they picked up this Oiler game. They had the same issue last year. Why would TSN give Sportsnet a waiver? This is a business. I doubt this game in particular would steal a lot of viewers from TSN, but you can't let things like this slip through or you'll have Sportsnet trying to broadcast MTL vs VAN when TSN has the rights.
