NHL Thread Because There Isn't An NHL Thread

Twentytwo said:
You got any good prospects. Poile loves to go dumpster diving.
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Yeah, the Leafs have had a couple really good drafts recently. It'll be interesting to see what prices are like this deadline, though, with so many teams really worried about their financial bottom line. Quite a lot of good players should be on the market.
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
Yeah, the Leafs have had a couple really good drafts recently. It'll be interesting to see what prices are like this deadline, though, with so many teams really worried about their financial bottom line. Quite a lot of good players should be on the market.
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I wonder if the Canadian teams are going to make a move early since the prospects would have to go through a quarantine.
 
Twentytwo said:
I wonder if the Canadian teams are going to make a move early since the prospects would have to go through a quarantine.
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I would imagine so. Read an article on the Athletic this morning that if the Leafs wait till the deadline to make a trade, the player would only have 7 games with them before the playoffs. Not really enough time to get situated, plus they'll have just been not skating for two weeks. I'm hoping the Leafs go all-in this year on a couple impact players.
 
The NHL is officially returning to "The Worldwide Leader."

ESPN has signed a seven-year deal to become an NHL broadcast partner, the league announced Wednesday. The network will pay over $400 million annually to the NHL, reports The Athletic's Sean Shapiro.

The pact - which also involves ESPN's parent company Disney - gives ESPN exclusive rights to broadcast four Stanley Cup Finals on ABC between 2022 and 2028, along with the ability to simulcast on the ESPN+ streaming service and other ESPN properties.


It will guarantee 25 regular-season games nationally broadcast exclusively on either ABC or ESPN, 75 regular-season contests streamed exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu, and broadcasts of half of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on either ABC or ESPN every season. It also includes coverage rights for All-Star festivities, opening night, and other special events, as well as highlights.

The agreement also affects the league's out-of-market streaming capabilities in the U.S. The package featuring over 1,000 games per season formerly available on NHL.tv will now only be accessible with an ESPN+ subscription.

ESPN will also be bringing back the beloved theme music it first used in 1992.

NBC is in the final season of a 10-year pact with the NHL and paying about $200 million per campaign for U.S. broadcasting rights.

ESPN hasn't aired NHL games since before the 2004-05 lockout, but it was involved in broadcasting the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
Mind if I ask why? I'm not really familiar with the US broadcast landscape.
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25 total regular season games is a little thin, and not carrying all of the playoffs is a step backwards. I feel like at least NBC Sports was making an effort at treating it like a valuable commodity. We’ll have to see what the ESPN+ streaming package ends up priced at.

I will rescind my bag of dicks if I can get all of the games I get on nhl.tv at their current $60/year. But the whole ESPN+/Hulu thing is kind of unclear. They say it’s being merged in, but then itemize it separately from the ESPN+/Hulu stuff. If I have to pay $240/yr for nhl on top of $60/yr for ESPN+ I don’t want I’ll be annoyed.
 
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