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 I do give credit to ESPN for giving a fair amount of solid information from sports around the world. But, it is pathetic how they program the NHL.
I am not sure who is to blame, since NHL.com, cbssportsline.com, and others, do not update the NHL boxscores of the pre-season games. Whose fault is it exactly? I don't know, but i think the general media just mistreats the NHL. Before the NFL started its pre-season games, there were pregame previews of NFL pre-season games. How pathetic is that? The sport already has the wrong name (football?) and it was JUST pre-season. Yet, ESPN, had NFL tonight and so much entertainment for NFL fans.
How are they the leaders of sports coverage world wide when they cannot even have an update on a 7:00 pm game at 9:00 pm? How dare they call themselves leaders? They can't even update a score? Total unfairness for NHL fans in the USA. I checked the ESPN channel itself, and just the BOTTOM LINE has the updates on the scores. It's a shame. How about they switch from football to hand ball since basically 95% of the game you use hands? But hey, let's call the real sport where you use feet, soccer.
I am using www.msgnetwork.com for NHL scores and updates. Does anyone else know another site with updated scores? TSN.ca is too slow, shame on them too.
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Rushing on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | I know exactly what you mean. Here it is, Friday night while my Stars are hosting the Redwings here right now!!! I can't even watch it on tv nor listen to it on the radio! It is ticking me off! I mean gee, we kicked the Avs butt last night and Turco didn't even play. Yeah yeah, it was preseason but it's been too long since last year. Come on NHL, give us something to watch!!! Come on sports channels, give us updates.
I had to pull an overnighter yesterday and I pulled up online to get the score. All I keep seeing on tv is MLB scores. Geeeeeeesh. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by saiklo on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | | To make a long comment short, I completely agree, but the only way national broadcasts will happen is if there are more substantial ratings increases from markets that do not have an nhl team. As long as hockey remains a regional sport, the networks are going to treat it that way. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Tradedude on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | | did you guys see the leafs / sens game, devs / pens game and the washington / boston game, dam those scores were high, annswer is the f'n refs, they f'n call every thing, scores (sens 7-1) (DEVS / PENS TIE 4-4) (bruins - 6-4) f'n refs call every thing so there is like a zillion penalties, freegin 8 goals or more per game, if ne1 seen the leaf game, man, sens were on 5 on 3 for like the whole freegin game, i swear, refs were horrible, although i have to put some of the blame on the leafs for not playin' well, say 50% of the blame, i as a leaf fan was dissappointed, VERY!!! im sure them sens fans are laughing it up now, but a preseason win is nothing compared to 3 year playoff series win, sens knocked out by leafs 1st, 1st, 2nd round (in 6 games, sweeeeeep, and in 7 games) so nothing to be chearing for, i just hope the leafs smartin' up and get serious!!! same with them f'n refs, like 26 goals in 2 preaseason games is horrible, the refs must lower the powerplay precentange by calling fair calls to BOTH teams. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Tradedude on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | | thats 3 preaseason games, not 2******* my mistake |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by acebailey on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | Last nite, ESPN news didn't even have the preseason scores on the ticker, tonite, they had them earlier, but only 2 games. I am miffed at NHL.com, last year, in fact I think the last 2 years, they had the pre season on their "Game Radio". Not this year.
Does anyone know where you can HEAR these games on the internet? |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by tgray (tgray@drew.edu) on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | Holy Shit, you are complaining about missing preseason scores--GO to the ***** game then, the tickets are on sale. Believe it or not guys, there was a time before games were televised or even on radio!! Shit there are a lot of markets now that do not have television coverage for home games and manyroad games. I consider myself lucky when i can watch games from the comfort of my own home without paying high ticket prices or for premium channels. Wait for it when the NHL games are broadcasted on pay per view, its only a few short years away, with the league in the financial situation its in.
And for the fact that espn can't update the scores on Preseason hockey games fast enough---tough shit. Pick up a book, ***** your girlfriend or read about the president trying to start another Oil War to avenge his father. Read about aparthied in Israel, do something, instead of seeing who scored the gamewinning goal in an exhibtion game. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by cwhockey on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | I have amassed around one hundred hockey-related websites. They are dedicated to all sorts of different topics related to hockey, many news and information sources. I really couldn't list them here for you (take too much time and space). But if you, or anyone for that matter, would like a list of these sites, just leave me a message on this topic. Or you can leave a private message on here or send me an email, whatever you like.
Good for anyone in fantasy hockey as well. Got a ton of resources that will give you an edge in your leagues. Just let me know! |
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Bash the NHL Broadcasting Stations Week!!! (Score: 1)
by habs_88_4life on Friday, September 20
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Micki did you just come to realize they were that bad? My opinion Faceoff.com is the best. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Habfan1234 on Friday, September 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | | The site that is probably the best is facoff.com. They even have a downloadable scorboard where you can get updates. You have a shortcut on your desktop and whenever you want to know the score just double-click. It is refreshed ever minute or so. It is updated more frequently then TSN and ESPN. The feature is called Game On. The only problem is that it does not show preseason scores. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Forsberg21 on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Does anybody know of anywhere on the internet to listen to pre-season games? |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by LEAFS4EVER on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | two good sites for scores are;
www.thescore.ca, this is good but works better with high speed internet.
www.sportsnet.ca is alright but can be as slow as tsn.ca |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Tony on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | when i was watching tsn last night they had first period highlights of the toronto/ottawa game after the first period was over and tsn is owned by espn. the US does not care enough about hockey for the espn network to bother. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by aaron on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | While we're at it, why don't we give syncronized swimming equal screen time as football? Let's be serious here; these networks are going to play what the ppl want to watch. And the fact of the matter is, there are a LOT more ppl interested in football than there are hockey.
BTW, on the topic of the refs, all the players have to do is NOT commit the penalties, and wa-la! No more penalties. Guarantee the same thing that happened last year will happen this year: everyone will piss and moan about the refs calling EVERYTHING and how its RUINING the game of hockey until they cut back, and then everyone will piss and moan about how the refs aren't calling ANYTHING and its RUINING the game of hockey. Guaranteed.
BTW, has anyone watched an old Finals game on ESPN Classic? I've seen games where they call 16 penalties in an important game of the f'n finals. So don't talk about how this is "excessive". |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by garry1221 on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | espn does suck, no two ways about it, but it's corporate america at its finest, shows the games that grease the pockets, for scores that are updatesd regularly maybe check out yahoo.com and click on sports, they kept the games updated pretty well last night, and ass for the little punk that's whining about other worldly problems and trying to downplay the preseason: GO FIND ANOTHER BOARD IF U DON'T LIKE WE'RE SAYING HERE ...... ok there, i feel a little better now lol, |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by mrpurple (cougar1@tir.com) on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | ESPN has always been a bandwagon network as far as hockey goes. With Al Morganti with his head up the Flyers' arse and Bill Clement and Gary Thorne wearing out their knees and pillows for Patrick and the Lanche they get to be a little bit annoying after a while. Thank God for Hockey Night in Canada!!!!!!! |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by acebailey on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | it is 10:30 and ESPN.com still has not coverage for the canes/ panthers game that started at 7:30. |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by dazplumy on Saturday, September 21
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Man, it makes me happy when I don't have to deal with shity stations like espn...but for die hard fans, why don't u check out a sports radio station of some sort instead of serching on the net for one. It just might be a little easier to do it that way! |
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Re: ESPN (Embarrassing Sports Poor Network) Best World Wide? (Score: 1)
by Nemix on Monday, September 23
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I hate to sound nationalistic (though i am ) Its sad the way the american media treats sports that are anything other than solely american .. For example..if u do watch hockey night in canada..its not always solely two canadian teams facing each other u may see toronto vs Pittsburgh or edmonton faciong dallas. or fgasp they will cvut into an american game... Any of the american networks forget there are other teams in another country or even mention players who are canadian. Its bad enough they have annoucers that call it like a football game. (sad to think while the action is going on...they are chatting about someones fave breakfast while a goal is being scored.. Think maybe shoiuld tell them there is no huddles in hockey ) Even as an american fan id be insulted.. Heres to hockey night in canada.. whitman, cole.. who can actually call the game the way it should be.. Anyone remember the the red line following the puck..man that was a disgrace.. |
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