(no subject) [Collected Thoughts]

You're viewing

askye's journal
Create a Dreamwidth Account Learn More

Reload page in style: site light

←

→

I don't understand NBC's coverage of NHL. They advertised the big match up of Washington and Pittsburg (Ovechkin vs Crosby). Washington is in this division (Southeast) and what are they showing -- NY Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks as regional coverage. How is that regional (not just NY Rangers being north of here but Chicago is West). The Caps vs Pens has Ovechkin and Crosby! Not to mention Pittsburg is in a pretty good play off spot.

I've got to figure out a way I can afford a full digital package and Center Ice and these commercials. Someone must be a sleep.

edit -- now they are showing the intermission stuff they JUST SHOWED just before the commercial break,

←

→

There are 7 comments on this entry. (Reply.)

I know! NBC is nuts. We got the Pens/Caps game, which is in no way local to us, but okay. The SO would have gone ballistic if it hadn't been. He was already miserable enough because they were showing some golf thing right up to the face-off. He thought they'd been preempted. Anyway, it was some solace to him to be able to watch his team while he's sick.

The Pens are looking super good, although tonight they were sloppy. (For the part I saw. I fell asleep after the first period.) They were marvelous when we got to see them live in Phoenix. Total rockstars, those young kids. And they're so fast. If they keep their heads together and stay together and healthy, I think they could be a really good team for a long time.

We didn't get Center Ice this year either, for cost reasons, and I've really missed it. I think it's a worthwhile purchase for us for the amount of enjoyment we get out of it. The only problem I have is that when I've bought it, I feel somehow obligated to watch, like, every game, so I waste a lot of time sitting in front of games I don't have to see. But I have a laptop now, so that's made it better; I could still get work done.

Anyway. Sorry for such a long comment, but I'm always happy to talk hockey.

[link] [reply]

Don't worry about the comment length, I love to talk hockey.

The second and third period were the Pens and Caps. I'm not sure why the switch happened but it did. They kept updating the golf scores and I don't think it was a serious golf tournament.

The Pens are really exciting to watch, all that young talent. Both teams really. I have to admit on a personal level I favor Ovechkin more (something about his personality) but they are both fantastic hockey players with their own style.

Tampa lost against the Panthers yesterday. They had a lead and it fell apart, something about playing the kitty cats that does something to them. But they lost in OT so they still got the crucial point to put them 1st in the division and 3rd play off spot. Tied with Atlanta and 2 pts ahead of Carolina. Of course there's a lot of hockey until the playoffs, but a few months ago it was looking like Tampa would be barely squeaking in.

I keep forgetting that NHL has games shown online. Not a lot but the Kings game is on right now through Yahoo and the next is on the 20th.

I don't get a chance to talk hockey with many people IRL the guys I work with think it's strange and keep thinking hockey is mostly fighting. I keep pushing hockey players as the toughest athletes with the coolest trophy.

[link] [parent] [reply]

Yeah, I like Ovechkin, too. But the SO's been a diehard Pens fan for years and years, so it's no surprise that Crosby and Malkin and Staal take it for us. It has been a fun, fun year.

It's that time of the year when teams really start to shake out their playoff status. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

There have been quite a few games online, and the NHL does highlights of just about every game on youtube. It's nice to have the option, although every once in a while I can't get it to go fullscreen.

I know. And with the new improved actually calling the rules game (although it's slipped off some, and will more by playoff time), it's totally not about the fights! For me it's the skill and speed and strength and toughness. There's always something happening in hockey; in basketball only the last two minutes matter, and in football sometimes it's almost as bad. In baseball, nothing happens for most of the game! Hee.

[link] [parent] [reply]

Err, that is to say, I can't get the yahoo games to go fullscreen. The youtube ones never do, I don't think. I haven't messed around with them much.

[link] [parent] [reply]

I love the speed of hockey. The speed and the physicality. I grew up watching football and I do love it, but it's slow. 6 minutes of game time is like 20 minutes in real time. Not to mention the really boring trend that teams with a solid lead at the end of the game just take a knee for the last 30-60 seconds. At least play the game out! I've seen a little of hockey players holding on for the last few seconds of a game, but that's like the last 6 seconds. There's so much hockey that can happen in 60 seconds.

I saw the highlights of the Pens game on Vs, sorry about the loss, it looks like it was a good game.

[link] [parent] [reply]

Totally. 60 seconds is an eternity in hockey. It's half a shift!

Yeah, it was a good game. The SO says that they needed to get beat so they could realize what they're doing wrong. They kept squeaking them out, and not realizing they needed to work.

[link] [parent] [reply]

The Tampa/Florida game wasn't aired (stupid NBA) and I didn't end up listening to it on the radio I had other things going on and it's hard for me to follow hockey on the radio.

[link] [parent] [reply]

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22 1	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Collected Thoughts

December