badams Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 RC: thinks badams is ted rogers I wish The first thing I would do is triple everyones cable bill so I would not have to have PPV services... Ah screw that!! I'd take all sports off the air and PPV everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I as referring to optional packages which would give me those channels.Which is what we are talking about with PPV. The more people chose to purchase that shite, the greater the likelihood we will see less and less games on our 'normal' cable packages. No one is saying you are wrong with your point of view. We are simply saying "Dont blindly pay for these games."Is RDS going to carry every Habs game for the rest of my days? God no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Point taken and my point is that it is inevitable... on with our days Go Habs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tissue Man Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 fuck the inevitable.. if the NHL goes PPV i will never watch a game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 if the NHL goes PPV i will never watch a game again.You sound like you have a girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I don't like it either but it's all about money. The majority of owners don't provide the teams to make us happy. They do it to make money... lots and lots of money.Well duh. But at what point are fans gonna say "enough" and there goes the cash cow? The feedback on the radio this morning was harsh. Except for Stuntman Stu, who's an idiot and company man to a T. Heck, even Pierre McGuire was livid at the PPV fiasco.I ordered Centre Ice this year but I won't next year if this PPV shit is still going on. That's a revenue loss for the NHL, not a gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Agreed Ollie, and this is the NHL, not the NFL. The NHL needs to be careful not to tick off the few fans that they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 When does one stop allowing the gouging? When do the fans say “Enough is enough� Well, I would have assumed when a Stanley Cup Finals is about to begin but the only way one can buy tickets is to pre-purchase a flex-pack for the following season. Obviously that is not the case here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 When does one stop allowing the gouging? When do the fans say “Enough is enough� Well, I would have assumed when a Stanley Cup Finals is about to begin but the only way one can buy tickets is to pre-purchase a flex-pack for the following season. Obviously that is not the case here.[color:purple]Worst purchase of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tissue Man Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 [color:purple]Worst purchase of my life. I thought that was your Tottenham jersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 [color:purple]Worst purchase of my life. I thought that was your Tottenham jersey? No, that would be the Margate FC jersey I ordered which came with the sleeves sewed on upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 The feedback on the radio this morning was harsh. Except for Stuntman Stu, who's an idiot and company man to a T. Heck, even Pierre McGuire was livid at the PPV fiasco.Did something happen besides people being upset with having to pay? I think I missed something here. What was the 'PPV Fiasco'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 The feedback on the radio this morning was harsh. Except for Stuntman Stu' date=' who's an idiot and company man to a T. Heck, even Pierre McGuire was livid at the PPV fiasco.[/quote']Did something happen besides people being upset with having to pay? I think I missed something here. What was the 'PPV Fiasco'?Technical difficulties. Some people reported that they switched to the US feed halfway through the game and McGuire reported that he didn't get anything at all.And then you had people complaining about having to pay for the game in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 How soon will the day come when they make it so that the Stanley Cup Final is a PPV event for EVERYONE?! Please don't turn the NHL into the WWE (or whatever 3 letters it's called these days).PPV is a cash grab for the owners plain and simple. I remember reading an article last year comparing all Canadian NHL teams and how much a die-hard fan would have to shell out for the privilege of seeing all their games on TV. IIRC, Vancouver was the most expensive of all of them. Blackouts, locally, used to be used to drum up day-of sales for sporting events. Do any other leagues still use this these days? That was more for football and tickets were cheap. I refuse to pay anything extra to see hockey (other than the basic sports channel add-ons ... TSN, SPortsnet, etc.) And to pay full price to see a regular season game? Screw it, i'd rather spend that kind of money on a bunch of concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well duh. But at what point are fans gonna say "enough" and there goes the cash cow? The feedback on the radio this morning was harsh. Except for Stuntman Stu, who's an idiot and company man to a T. Heck, even Pierre McGuire was livid at the PPV fiasco. I don't know if this point will ever come. The NHL is basically a gate driven league with some merchandise sales thrown in. In the grand scheme of things the NHL makes little or no money from television deals. With the current state of affairs there doesn't appear to be any large deal in the works with any major US broadcaster. I would say that any money the league brings in with something like PPV is a great revenue stream for them. The broadcasts on cable are great, I would hope they continue. The idea of not ordering PPV is great but the owners want money for their product. So if the fans can't or won't go to the rink and the league can't or won't secure a major television deal then PPV will be the way to go. It really does suck. I just don't see the general populace being organized enough to revolt against it. Of course you can always got to a nice OHL game. However those bastards are charging $20 for a ticket now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Either I am drunk or Badams made some excellent points here. How many fans (money) does the league lose if they keep up with the odd PPV from time to time?Its a slippery slope but they do need revenue in order to pay these salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I watched last night's game over yahoo.comI'm in the US so I'm not sure if it was available on the interweb in Canada.Exciting game, but disappointing result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Christ...I hope Paddock gives Gerbs another chance against the Isles....Everyone has an off night, plus, it's not like the Sens are playing defence right now, 10 goals against in 2 games....UGLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dinghy, you're back on the red jerseys now right? I just want to make sure we're not cancelling each other out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 well... i'd rather hear Bob Cole than Glen Healey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I am after tonights game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Will one of you guys please tell Sloth to turn off the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 bwahahahahaha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 GO SENS GO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Fucking Hell...I say trade Emery and Gerber, and let Volchenkov play nets.that's what, 20 some goals against in 4 games...UGLY!One of these guys HAS to steal a game for us...especially when we are turning over the puck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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