Comments on: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Homer http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-73004 Homer Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:44:05 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-73004 I'll pay anything to get rid of Benoit Brunet. I miss Yvon Pednault. Certainly made less mistakes when calling cames. Pierre Houde calls stuff so completely off base (to use the wrong pun) you wonder if he's watching the same game sometimes. I'll pay anything to get rid of Benoit Brunet. I miss Yvon Pednault. Certainly made less mistakes when calling cames. Pierre Houde calls stuff so completely off base (to use the wrong pun) you wonder if he's watching the same game sometimes.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-72847 Fagstein Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:56:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-72847 Both the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafs_TV" rel="nofollow">Leafs</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptors_NBA_TV" rel="nofollow">Raptors</a> have their own cable channels too. But with RDS having rights to all 82 regular-season games and all playoff games, there's not much demand for a specialized channel yet. That may change. Both the Leafs and Raptors have their own cable channels too. But with RDS having rights to all 82 regular-season games and all playoff games, there's not much demand for a specialized channel yet.

That may change.

]]> By: Tim http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-72841 Tim Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:15:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-72841 I'm almost surprised this hasn't already been done. After all, Gillett's team in England has its own TV station. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFC_TV I don't think it's the right direction, especially in terms of exclusivity rights to broadcast games; but then again, I didn't think it was right for RDS to get French-language exclusivity rights to broadcast games, either. I'm almost surprised this hasn't already been done. After all, Gillett's team in England has its own TV station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFC_TV

I don't think it's the right direction, especially in terms of exclusivity rights to broadcast games; but then again, I didn't think it was right for RDS to get French-language exclusivity rights to broadcast games, either.

]]> By: Sam http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-72494 Sam Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:33:42 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-72494 LMAO! i was just coming here to say just that :) thanks, Christian. LMAO!
i was just coming here to say just that :) thanks, Christian.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-72467 Chris Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:34:14 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-72467 Pay-per-view kills sports. Only diehard fans go to crowded sports bars or pay $80 to their cable company to watch "their" sport. No new fans (and especially, no kids) are going to be attracted to a sport if they never see it on TV. Example: can you name the current world heavyweight boxing champion? Me neither. Pay-per-view kills sports. Only diehard fans go to crowded sports bars or pay $80 to their cable company to watch "their" sport. No new fans (and especially, no kids) are going to be attracted to a sport if they never see it on TV.

Example: can you name the current world heavyweight boxing champion? Me neither.

]]> By: Christian http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/16/joint-bid-for-habs/comment-page-1/#comment-72387 Christian Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:23:40 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5092#comment-72387 At least that would rid us of Benoit Brunet. At least that would rid us of Benoit Brunet.

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