GDT #36: Pens vs Caps

[Gaucho]

Let's keep it going.

[Gaucho]

Bryan Rust is the first skater on the ice for the Penguins morning skate.

[Gaucho]

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O’Connor-Eller-Puustinen
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[mikey]

Team low 7:34 for Puustinen last game vs NYI. See if that's a trend while protecting leads.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

win tonight would be yuge in the standings

[King Colby]

Puus puus isn't even on either PP unit.

I'd swap Smith and DOC

[shoeshine boy]

is tonight's game streaming only????

[mikey]

I think so...

[shoeshine boy]

I think so...

weird. for some reason I thought is was actually ON ESPN, not just streaming on ESPN+

[nocera]

Yeah it doesn't even look like it'll be on SNP. Woof.

[willeyeam]

LGP

[Gaucho]

TVAS, SNE, SNO, ESPN+, HULU

[faftorial]

TVAS, SNE, SNO, ESPN+, HULU

How does anyone if the Pgh viewing area watch this game? ESPN+ doesn't black out the game?

[mikey]

There should not be a blackout on ESPN+ exclusives. There isn't on the NY games of this type in my experience.

[NTP66]

[LeopardLetang]

Yeah **** bullshit streaming ****

[MR25]

This is one of like... 6 games all year I get to watch because I refuse to pay for cable.

[mikey]

There's 2.4 million easy ways to watch games these days.

[dodint]

That number reduces down significantly if you live in market.

[mikey]

It goes down, what, two instances? Still about ~2.4 million to go.

And for those old fuddy duddies who don't know how to use an ad blocker or a computer in general...there's plenty of sites out there that are super friendly. Like... https://thetvapp.to/

Now, of course, folks have to want to pursue the games. There's an odd undercurrent of folks being proud (?) of turning off a game if the Pens get out shot 9-3 in the first 10 minutes of a game...so, I don't know, my world doesn't need to be letter perfect in order for me to continue to participate in it...

[dodint]

I don't watch a lot of live sports live. The commercials and intermission filler is hot garbage. I start about an hour in and catch up to live in the third period. On the occasion I do want to watch a game live from the start I have a website I use to stream.

So I can either switch my basic "cable" package to something that carries an obscure regional sports network (no) or order a complete second cable provider (Fubo) just for the Pens (no).

Or the NHL/Pens could just create a product that would allow me to stream the games while living in market to make their product accessible to everyone instead of running protectionism for what is now a team-owned regional sports network. FSG is hurting itself, here.

[King Colby]

I've been starting games about a half hour late to eat dinner/do kids' baths and what not and it's really nice to bang out the 1st and 2nd periods back to back

[nocera]

I don't watch a lot of live sports live. The commercials and intermission filler is hot garbage. I start about an hour in and catch up to live in the third period. On the occasion I do want to watch a game live from the start I have a website I use to stream.

So I can either switch my basic "cable" package to something that carries an obscure regional sports network (no) or order a complete second cable provider (Fubo) just for the Pens (no).

Or the NHL/Pens could just create a product that would allow me to stream the games while living in market to make their product accessible to everyone instead of running protectionism for what is now a team-owned regional sports network. FSG is hurting itself, here.

There’s a very good chance a streaming option for in-market fans is coming but be ready to spend $30/month for the privilege.

[dodint]

That's half of the Fubo base plan. I'm willing to pay for a product I want, especially if it's something I don't even need part of the year.

[MR25]

My laptop is 10 years old and on its last legs. Even Youtube videos are starting to stutter visually (despite the sound maintaining), so streaming on it is out of the question.