Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 While TSN had a special trade deadline edition of Sportscentre which followed all day coverage of the deadline called TradeCentre, ESPN once again ignored hockey. This time it wasn't just minimizing the story, I really mean ignoring it. The only mention of the deadline occured in the final 20 seconds of the Sportscenter. They made it the closing number, it literally is an after thought to those sons of *******. WHY OH WHY CANNOT WE CHOOSE TSN OVER ESPN?!?!?! eff them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grittzkey 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 They didnt ignore hockey, they just thought Yao Ming's season ending injury was more important :D It was front page on there webpage though.. so i guess that counts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Even worse is how they had no real news, only one story worth talking about outside of the deadline. Instead they retold old news stories about Indiana Basketball. WTF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 That Yao Injury was worth talking about, and they really didn't cover that all that much either. I wanted to hear Barry Melrose talk about the trades now that the TSN internet feed has cut out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I don't know why you are surprised by that. I wasn't. Hockey will never be big in America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush 7 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 WHY OH WHY CANNOT WE CHOOSE TSN OVER ESPN?!?!?! That would be awsome. While I don't expect espn to have all day coverage like TSN, totally ignoring it does kinda suck. Luckily NHL network aired TSN's coverage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I don't expect Hockey ever to be number one in America or ESPN to give it all day coverage. I am not surprised by them treating hockey like crap, but I am surprised and pissed they didn't speak of it at all when there was nothing else going on. There is no excuse. I say boycott. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I don't expect Hockey ever to be number one in America or ESPN to give it all day coverage. I am not surprised by them treating hockey like crap, but I am surprised and pissed they didn't speak of it at all when there was nothing else going on. There is no excuse. I say boycott. I was too, don't get me wrong. I come here for all my hockey coverage. It's all I really need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedStormRising 7 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I LOVE ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yemack 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Versus is rival to the ESPN, why would ESPN promote game of hockey? As much you hate it, it is how to conduct a business in America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saran 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 that sucks u guys dont get TSN. TSN is by far the best sports station Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Versus is rival to the ESPN, why would ESPN promote game of hockey Versus and ESPN are rivals when it comes to broadcasting news, therefore its in each of their best interest to promote sports to their highest potential, so "customers" watch their station over the other. Its kinda like Target and Meijer both selling the same kind of toilet paper, except Meijer in this case ignores everyone with toilet paper needs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 espn is lazy and it sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) I turned on ESPNEWS when i got home from work around 3pm and they talked about 2 main stories in depth. Yao's injury and the hockey trade deadline. I didnt think they ignored hockey at all. Within 30 mins, they had Barry Melrose talking hockey. Edited February 27, 2008 by timothy1997 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McCartyFanForLife 17 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 The NHL stiffed ESPN by giving Versus exclusive broadcasting rights. ESPN has rights on every other sport (baseball, basketball, etc). ESPN is not going to showcase something that they have no part of. I don't blame them at all. I blame Bettman for going with a network that nobody has and broadcasts bull riding or cycling after a hockey game. Until ESPN gets some broadcasting rights, they will continue to barely cover the NHL. ESPN isn't going to pay Versus tons of cash to show all the highlights of the evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishtemper14+25 11 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 f*** ESPN!!! VS could be sweet if they had multiple games a night, id settle for having a game every night there and then they would have better ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstarsingh 23 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 that sucks u guys dont get TSN. TSN is by far the best sports station My thoughts exactly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grittzkey 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 espn is lazy and it sucks. sounds like my x-gf.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted February 27, 2008 sounds like my x-gf.. better than my X-gf... she was just lazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 If it's any consolation, Canadian sports channels don't tend to overhype any other trade deadline in sports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 TSN gets really annoying as well. Sure there is lots of hockey coverage, but unless you root for a Canadian team, forget about it. It's sad how much time they spent talking about Sundin deciding to stay in Toronto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yak19 303 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Im in Canada but i have satellite so i dont get TSN anymore but you could've gone online thats what i did they had a live stream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 The NHL stiffed ESPN by giving Versus exclusive broadcasting rights. ESPN has rights on every other sport (baseball, basketball, etc). ESPN is not going to showcase something that they have no part of. I don't blame them at all. I blame Bettman for going with a network that nobody has and broadcasts bull riding or cycling after a hockey game. Until ESPN gets some broadcasting rights, they will continue to barely cover the NHL. ESPN isn't going to pay Versus tons of cash to show all the highlights of the evening. The NHL is not on ESPN because ESPN treated the NHL like crap. Not the other way around. ESPN treated the NHL like crap, and then offered a ridiculous lowball for rights after opting out of the previous deal which was for far more. Bettman then made the best business decison for the league; sign a deal with a station willing to put hockey first, for a decent sum, rather than sign with ESPN for far less and continue to basically condone that poor treatment of the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) While TSN had a special trade deadline edition of Sportscentre which followed all day coverage of the deadline called TradeCentre, ESPN once again ignored hockey. This time it wasn't just minimizing the story, I really mean ignoring it. The only mention of the deadline occured in the final 20 seconds of the Sportscenter. They made it the closing number, it literally is an after thought to those sons of *******. WHY OH WHY CANNOT WE CHOOSE TSN OVER ESPN?!?!?! eff them. I don't know why this would be a shock to anybody on here. ESPN isn't going to give hockey prime time dedication. Why is this so difficult to understand and to live with? Everybody need to just let it go and let them do their own thing. Edited February 27, 2008 by SouthernWingsFan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 They didnt ignore hockey, they just thought Yao Ming's season ending injury was more important It was front page on there webpage though.. so i guess that counts. Exactly. ESPN only cares about things that ESPN broadcasts. It's why you suddenly see highlights from the MLS and AFL. They didn't give two craps and a monkey piss about either before they started carrying them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
