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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:34 PM) I can always watch the Bears with an OTA, crystal-clear HD signal and a $80 antenna. Aside from on random Sundays and a WGN game here and there, you can NEVER watch the Blackhawks with an OTA, crystal-clear HD signal and an $80 antenna. But now you're a superfan who can't be bothered to find an alternative for 2 possible games that won't be on NBC?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:33 PM) Except I b****ed about it during the rest of the playoffs too. Its pathetic. Maybe you should direct your b****ing toward whatever cheap content provider you pay for?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:28 PM) A lot more people will stumble onto and watch the NBA playoffs then NHL playoffs given the channel placement. You do realize the Stanley Cup Final will be on NBC for 5 games, right? Also, the NBA Finals have LeBron James. It's pointless to compare.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) The problem is there are plenty of people who can't afford or won't purchase an upgraded channel package just to get hockey games. Yes, diehard fans will but not us. C'est la vie.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:19 PM) Probably not, it is more likely since they already alienated those people by making a huge portion of the other playoff games unwatchable for the same reasons. I think getting games on ESPN would be huge, as then ESPN would be forced to push the hell out of it and make people (maybe, you know, kids that don't have solidified sporting preferences) begin to care more about it. If NBCSN can get viewers from fans of all sports, that can help as well...even though I don't get real energized to watch the cycling and racing BS they're pushing. unwatchable available via a spectacular, network-level broadcast in almost as many homes as the NBA does when games are on TNT, while also making games freely available via a smartphone/tablet app

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) Tebow to the Patriots. Fantastic. Tim Tebow is a New England Patriot. I did not know it was possible for ESPN to want to cover him more. I was wrong.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:09 PM) I like how big hockey is to some Chicagoans, but I think the sport could get huge -- but for most folks it's something that has been taking up space on Sportscenter yet never appears on the TV channels they normally watch. No it hasn't!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) Fine but you gotta be the designated driver than. That's a deal.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) Also, can we get like 5,000 people in there? I call one of the seats outside the box.

Thibs with LeBron = shutouts.

It's impressive how many young hitters are coming up and simply killing it. I wonder if this is partially due to the at least lessening of PEDs in the sport. Instead of coming up, being dominated by 35 year olds, then roiding up, then starting to hit, these guys come up on a level playing field where their yet-to-peak muscles and frames don't effect them nearly as much.

Nice start. There have been many like him before that both failed and succeeded to continue to live up to the hype. He's been just amazing so far.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 03:35 PM) The facts of the matter are the NHL doesn't make TV deals for hardcore fans. They need to grow their brand and expand the individual fanbases of certain clubs as well as make more Americans like hockey. Putting the SCF on a channel that a huge portion of the TV-watching cannot get or in many cases does not even know exists just smacks of irrelevance. If hockey wants to be a niche-y sport that does not have widespread viewership (like tennis, which has lots of fans but nothing when compared to NFL/MLB/NBA), they will have to cut some teams. 78 million homes in the US have NBC Sports Network. The rest have friends and bars and phones to call their provider and upgrade their tier for two weeks if it really means so much to them. Given the fact that this hasn't been an issue throughout the last TWO rounds of NHL hockey, it's not an issue. We're not talking all 7 games, we're talking 2 games. If those two games are actually important to someone, they'll find them. It's 2 games. Not all 7. What the f*** are we talking about here?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 03:26 PM) Just wondering what you do have? You need CSN to see the bulk of Sox/Bulls/Hawks regular season games, and NBCSN is included in the same package as CSN for at least some providers. He apparently has rabbit ears and a bug up his ass.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 03:13 PM) I believe that is only true if you are subscribed to a cable/satellite provider that plays nice with NBC. At least, I had to sign in with my cable account to stream on my computer. No sign in required with the app.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 03:01 PM) I bet both consoles will be have similar price tags. PSN is still free. PSN will still be free. That's enough for me.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 02:40 PM) I don't have and don't want DirecTV or Comcast. I'm not entitled to be able to watch the games for free OTA, but I can still b**** about it. Actually, NBC is so nice that they allow you to watch the games for free via an app.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 02:42 PM) Man if the rumored price of 350 for the ps4 is correct it might blow the Xbone out of the water God, if it's only $350 I guess I'll be diving into the next generation.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 01:49 PM) I don't care why the TV deal is good if I can't watch it without paying Comcast or DirecTV a bunch of money, and I know I can always find a way to (illegally) stream it. But you know what was nice? Being able to watch the game on Saturday OTA in crystal-clear HD by just turning on my TV, not messing around with low-quality internet streams and hooking my laptop up. I have DirecTV. NBC SportsNetwork is freely available on the same tier that has NBA TV and MLB Network.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 12:53 PM) Well I'm one of those people. And while I don't watch hockey and regularly make fun of it, I do enjoy the playoffs and it irritated me when I wanted to watch one of the Hawks/Wings games I couldn't. Also, if the sport is going to get top players and succeed, you need to get the major markets. Well, this is a ploy by NBC to get more people demanding their rather excellent NBC Sports Network. Seriously, the channel rocks. Their studio sports programming and "the Lites" are simply superb. It's smart for them, and the NHL is lucky to be in their corner and treated so well. The broadcast is just top notch. I don't care of someone with little interest in Game 2 can't flip to it in between watching reruns of Friends.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 11:06 AM) Some people don't get that channel. Pretty sorry for the sport that you can't have your major championship on a channel that is widely available on standard cable packages (e.g., on tiers with ESPN). Gary Bettman is clueless though. Some people don't get TNT.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2013 -> 11:48 AM) Nor is he the first person to have a poster decide to jump to conclusions based on a very small data set. This whole website jumped to a lot of conclusions based on a very small data set. I am simply refuting them and being proven correct with every pasing 0-fer.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 8, 2013 -> 01:55 AM) Please tell me about all the realms and magic and special powers in Orphan Black. It's a weird show, easily the weirdest show I watch, I'll give you that, but it's not even close to the Dungeons and Dragons show on HBO. inb4"IT'S NOTHING LIKE D&D!!!! YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND!!!" Apparently Game of Thrones is the Apple of tv. You're clueless, just an FYI. I never got into Lord of the Rings, I've only seen the first hour of the first one. However, Game of Thrones is amaze.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 10, 2013 -> 10:28 AM) Ah s***, I just realized I'll miss Game 2 because I'll be at a wedding. Hope they roll out a big TV or something at the reception. Because brides just love that s***.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2013 -> 03:19 AM) C'mon, q. You weren't even a fetus when most of these guys were playing. Other than Jordan, LeBron trumps every player here without question. This is accurate. In my lifetime, LeBron is the 2nd best I've seen. He's a monster.