What do you think of the coverage of NHL games braodcasted by OLN?
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I have Dish Network too, and also missed some awesome games this past season. When I heard that Dish brought OLN back for the playoffs, I was happy that I could watch the Hurricanes play. I like being able to watch other hockey games in the NHL besides the Hurricanes (which are always on FSN South), but I agree with what everyone has told me over the season. They're announcers suck. I don't care for the NBC announcers either, which seem to be the same ones on OLN. I think that ESPN should bring back coverage of the NHL and stop playing so many freaking basketball and baseball games. Anyway, I'm glad I now get OLN, which is changing its name to VERSUS in September.
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Well, of course it is! But where exactly are you from? Here in Canada, TSN scheduled a replay of the final, tomorrow at 7:30 pm Eastern time (which is Thursday 0:30 am GMT).\nAnd if you can't attend the live broadcast, why don't you tape it?
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It was amazing.  Great game by Mr. Sundin.  The Leafs' chances are slim right now (I'm a Leafs fan) but it's still possible.\n\nGood game by McCabe, Kaberle, Sundin, Nieuwendyk.  Amazing night for the buds.
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I really appreciate Georgie Peorgies comment that it would be nice to see some Canadians teams because "after all, it is a Canadian sport and why did us Americans take it away."\n\nExactly.  \n\nNashville was facing elimination tonight and they didn't even sell out the arena.  Lame.  I mean, what else was happening tonight in Nashville?  Country music?  WWE Wrestling?  Doesn't matter, that's your interest, certainly not hockey.  Who's bright idea was it to take away a perfectly good hockey team in Winnipeg and Quebec (crawling with hockey fans) and create a team in freakin' Nashville?  Someone (hmmm Gary Bettman) should be shot.\n\nHere in Montreal people are crawling all over each other just to get a seat in a bar.  It's stupid and it pisses every single Canadian off right down to the bone.  And we're sorry about winning the World Series' back in the day,  (when the Blue Jays won all those years back).  I would trade that 1000 times over just to see the Stanley Cup back in Canada thank you very much. \n\nOkay, onto the real discussion:  New Jersey and San Jose.  There's no question.  I would love to see Edmonton, or Calgary, or Montreal or Ottawa, but if these teams all make the 2nd round, they'll eliminate each other.\n\nBesides, no one can beat New Jersey now.  15 wins in a row!?  I mean, Elias is so much on fire that you can practically see fire burning off his jersey, Brodeur is a stone wall with experience, and Gionta, Madden, etc. it doesn't matter:  No one is beating New Jersey (I say this, and I am a true New Jersey Devils hater.  I hate New Jersey and their stupid faces.) \n\nSan Jose is also too strong.  Calgary's the only team with a chance, and I don't like their chances.\n\nSo:  New Jersey vs. San Jose and New Jersey in 4.\n\nPS - what really pisses us Canadians off is that like %60 of the league is Canadian.  So we're seeing Canadians fighting Canadians every single night in the name of some lame team name like "the Predators" to a crowd that rates the excitement factor of the game somewhere between darts and lawn bowling.  Stupid.  Bettman can put that in his pipe and smoke it.
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thats probably true...even though i hate to say it...i get cable and the only NHL games i saw all season were the stanley cup finals...they dont even play any games on espn or anything but i always see softball...its really depressing because i love hockey
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I thought the answer was yes.  A couple days ago I clicked on an ad on my yahoo which said "watch live" I forget the teams but it appeared live and they were using the CBC broadcast from Canada, good quality too, unfortunately it wouldn't go full screen though.
517037
I like hockey because it is a fast paced game. NBA started to bore me to death. Since hockey was going on at the same time, i started to watch it. I picked up on the rules/strategies really easily.
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TSN was the broadcaster of that game, you can call them for a tape. Or wait until ESPN Classic shows it again and tape it off that channel
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Coaches Corner is on during the first intermission of the first game of Hockey Night In Canada.  Behind the Mask with Kelly Hrudey is on during the first intermission of the second game of the night.\nYes, unfortunately Don Cherry is still on Coaches Corner. He is very intelligent about hockey, there is probably no one more knowledgeable but he can be quite stupid with some of the things he says.  Especially when he starts ranting about French Canadians, Americans and Europeans. I think it is hilarious that he hates Europeans yet a Swede is the Captain of his beloved Maple Leafs!!!
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That's what we have TSN and Sportsnet for.
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Yahoo sports NHL broadcasts a few games online for free. Their next few ones are Monday: Dallas vs. Vancouver (10 ET), Wednesday: Edmenton vs. Detroit (8 ET), Friday: Anaheim vs. Calgary (9:30 ET), and Saturday: New York Rangers vs. Washington (7 ET).\n\nhere's the link: sports.yahoo.com/nhl\n\nfrom my personal experience, it's great. The quality is picture perfect, the announcing is non-biased, and there's NO buffering (lol i love that part). Plus, i get to see guys like crosby, ovechkin, malkin, who i'd otherwise never see.
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Well I know the AHL and ECHL broadcast their games on B2 Networks.  I'm not sure if they also broadcast NHL, but it's like $6 a game.  But, if you need hockey then the $6 dollar for a game a week would definielty be worth it.  You can go to (theahl.com) and their should be information about B2 Networks.  Hope you're able to watch hockey next season.
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Ignorance.  I thought it was boring until I was stuck in a small english town with nothing to do in 1982.  I had to watch the world cup, and after a few matches I realized what a great game it is.  Most americans aren't in a position where they have to give it a fair chance, so they watch it for 10 minutes, decide it's boring and change the channel.  I think if they gave it an honest look, a lot more would like it.  But even if I didn't like it now, I wouldn't come here and post smack, I'd let people enjoy what they want to.  For example I don't go to nascar sites and post what I think of it.  \n\nOne thing I'll make no bones about disliking is the faking of injuries. I think that is so lame, and nothing's going to change that.\n\nAnd you may find it interesting to hear that I walked throug north beach san francisco yesterday at lunchtime, a number of cafes were broadcasting the Ukraine-Switzerland match, and they were packed inside and also had tons of people standing on the street looking at the screens inside.  It's growing here, and I think that's going to continue.\n\nI do have to laugh at all these "US football is wussy/for gays" etc.  comments.  I can guarantee you everyone posting that would rather meet ronaldinho than any NFL linebacker and call them names to their face.
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Changes are needed, focusing TOP DOWN; New GM was a good place to start, but, until further changes in upper management is made, it doesn't look like things will change all that much. \n\nOn the ice, I liked the goaltenders; I think that Raycroft was off, mostly due to contract stuff at the beginning of the year, and he never got on track.  Toivanen looked good, until he got hurt.  I have no idea what to think about Thomas; he came out of nowhere, and was impressive.  But was it an illusion? We'll see; as he is signed for a few years.  If all 3 goalies round into form, one could be used in a trade.\n\nThe defense showed some promise; young defensemen (Alberts, Jurcina) began to look OK after some coaching by Ray Bourque.  Need some help there, especially mobile defensemen who can move the puck thru the neutral zone.  More players like Brad Stuart, less players like Hal Gill.  Gill has a place, but as a 5th or 6th defensemen, not so much ice time.\n\nBiggest need will be with the forwards; need more scoring punch to help Bergeron, Sturm and Boyes.  Hopefully Axelsson will come back.
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I completely agree with you (except it doesn't make me sick).  I don't know if anyone told them that they were on an "international" broadcast or what...  I would expect a bit of bias from them, but it seems like even the producers is biased towards the Oilers (stat overlays, crowd shots).  If it were a CBC broadcast or a Hockey Night game, then let them throw in a few "against" and "out" and "eh".  I've seen the bias since round 1, but all I can do is laugh.\n\nI don't think it's a Canada vs. US thing - half the players on the Ducks are Canadian.  Because Lord Stanley's Cup hasn't gone to a Canadian team in 13 years, they think this is THE year and they're going to pull for the team that's gonna make it happen for them.  I've gotta admit, though, the Oilers are looking good, eh?
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PHENOMENAL!!!  THIS WAS BETTER THAN "LIVE STREAM"!\n\nCENA'S A BUTT_WAD!\n\nBRING BACK STONE COLD!
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I'm Ms. Know it all....132 best answers and the numbers are growing.\n\nseriously if i really wanted to ask someone about hockey i would ask Scotty Bowman he is the master mind of hockey.\n\n\nGO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1