NHL 2021: I Pledge Allegiance to Gritty

[JF_Gophers]

Not that I plan to watch a ton either way, but the Wild and Wolves having CST start times in the playoffs of 8:30 or later....

No need to watch the Wolves at all. They aren't competitive.

[aparch]

Would you rather have Carolina/Islanders start at 9:30pm their time instead?

There are four network TV time slots available: 7ET, 730ET, 930ET, 10ET. Someone's gonna get screwed and traditionally in the first round, it's the Central time zone.

It's a tale as old as time. Hate it? Then play in the Eastern conference.

[Kepler]

Would you rather have Carolina/Islanders start at 9:30pm their time instead?

Yes. There would be more time before I knew the score.

[Kepler]

Hate it? Then play where people live.

Fixed.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Erickson ek is on the ice and may return earlier than expected, which will be necessary for the wild to have a fighting chance.

reading the athletic preview of the series and despite the whining that will occur when the Wild lose- what they’re doing with 12m dead cap is pretty incredible. Comparing Robertson and Kaprizov will happen for rest of their careers- but for godsakes look at what Robo has around him compared to Kirill. It’s just not even close and I think robo would be hurting if they swapped teams

[Jimjamesak]

Would you rather have Carolina/Islanders start at 9:30pm their time instead?

There are four network TV time slots available: 7ET, 730ET, 930ET, 10ET. Someone's gonna get screwed and traditionally in the first round, it's the Central time zone.

It's a tale as old as time. Hate it? Then play in the Eastern conference.

Yeah, it’s a huge problem with the NHL. They’re heavy on Eastern time zone teams. It’s inevitable that something like this will happen.

[Slap Shot]

Would you rather have Carolina/Islanders start at 9:30pm their time instead?

There are four network TV time slots available: 7ET, 730ET, 930ET, 10ET. Someone's gonna get screwed and traditionally in the first round, it's the Central time zone.

It's a tale as old as time. Hate it? Then play in the Eastern conference.

I didn't say I don't understand the reasoning. Not every comment around here need a mansplain response. :^)

[Kepler]

So I went looking for a graphic to show how whining about the Eastern Time Zone is ridiculous. And of course it is.

But my god, this is what I found:

[Slap Shot]

No one whined about the Eastern Time Zone. I simply noted if you're a Wolves or Wild fan the start times suck. That's a stand alone observation and not a criticism of anything.

[aparch]

No one whined about the Eastern Time Zone. I simply noted if you're a Wolves or Wild fan the start times suck. That's a stand alone observation and not a criticism of anything.

Mr. Glass Half Empty did. My snark was directed more his way. ; )

[Jimjamesak]

TBH, this is something teams like Calgary and Edmonton have dealt with for years (especially for HNIC).

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I don’t mind it. I don’t give a **** about the eastern games and I can be outside until it’s dark, then come in and watch the games I want to watch, which are central and western time zone teams.

[Jimjamesak]

That was a dirty hit by Dumba.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Dirty?lol

suter getting paid by both teams for this effort, I love it

[state of hockey]

That was a dirty hit by Dumba.

Disagree. Unfortunate how Pavelski went down, though.