NHL gets a 1.7 rating for game 1 of the finals

[Albatross]

It's not big in places that isn't cold.....but I do enjoy watching a game. When ATL had a team....it was awesome in person.

 

[CHOPTALK]

So basically I'm a cool guy if I watch dancing with the stars because it gets good ratings.
If I have every Justin bieber cd I'm an awesome guy because millions of other people listen to Justin bieber.

Gotcha man.
Thanks for teaching me how to be cool and awesome.

 

[scottcarter]

I will turn on the Heat game in about 2.5 hours and watch the last few minutes. That will be all the excitement anyways.

 

[HarryCaray]

Which is fine. Just dont pretend that the NHL is even close to the NBA, which is what many hockey apologists do out of shame that the league is so ignored by the country. I like Taco Johns, I don't pretend that it's close to Taco Bell in terms of popularity though.

The NHL is just like that, Taco Johns. Quiet, obscure, niche product. Has its fan base but its just out there off in its own area. The NHL is that. I just get tired of the diehards actually trying to move the Taco Johns out of the obscure area and putting it on the block next to the Taco Bell, doesn't belong there and will never belong there. Use that analogy with hockey and just let it stay in its own little niche area where it belongs.

Hahaha why are you hating so hard? It's not like hockey fans are trying to put NHL games on air in lieu of your beloved circus that is the NBA. Why can't you just let people watch what they wanna watch? If someone argues that hockey is awesome, why do you care?

I guess I just don't see all these "apologists" trying to come in and unsettle the balance.

 

[doubledeuce22]

More people drink miller light than Sam Adams.. Sam Adams must not be a good beer.

 

[shdw01]

I don't care what is more popular, Fruity Pebbles is every bit as good as Frosted Flakes!!!

 

[gtc08]

So basically I'm a cool guy if I watch dancing with the stars because it gets good ratings.
If I have every Justin bieber cd I'm an awesome guy because millions of other people listen to Justin bieber.

Gotcha man.
Thanks for teaching me how to be cool and awesome.

Again, missing the point. Hockey people intentionally try to say they are close to the NBA out of shame from how poor the league is received nationwide. I reference these weak ratings as a tool to keep them quiet. If the apologists would go back in there corner and not try to make constant comparisons then the issue wouldn't be brought up.

The league is what it is. Limited appeal, limited fan base, niche sport that will be at the bottom of the totem pole in any city vs a big 3 franchise unless they are abysmal like Detroit Pistons, etc.

 

[HarryCaray]

Toy Story 3 grossed TWENTY TIMES what Shawshank Redemption grossed at the box office.

Case closed.

And just imagine, all these Shawshank apologists trying to make the absurd claim that it is a better movie.

 

[HarryCaray]

Again, missing the point. Hockey people intentionally try to say they are close to the NBA out of shame from how poor the league is received nationwide.

Who? When? Examples please. And how do you know someone's motivation for saying something?

 

[gtc08]

Toy Story 3 grossed TWENTY TIMES what Shawshank Redemption grossed at the box office.

Case closed.

And just imagine, all these Shawshank apologists trying to make the absurd claim that it is a better movie.

Apples to oranges, weak analogy. Toy Story was a movie geared towards family audiencies. Shawshank Redemption was an adult drama picture. Also both movies had different ratings which also invaldiates your argument.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Again, missing the point. Hockey people intentionally try to say they are close to the NBA out of shame from how poor the league is received nationwide. I reference these weak ratings as a tool to keep them quiet. If the apologists would go back in there corner and not try to make constant comparisons then the issue wouldn't be brought up.

The league is what it is. Limited appeal, limited fan base, niche sport that will be at the bottom of the totem pole in any city vs a big 3 franchise unless they are abysmal like Detroit Pistons, etc.

My question is why do you care?
Do you stay up late at night saying to yourself "damn them hockey people who think hockey is big time like the nba".

 

[Samhain]

and it was much more exciting that any game of the NBA finals and probably all the NBA finals combined.

+1

 

[RenoChazz]

What's with the Breaking bad apologist, trying to tell me that Breaking Bad is a better show than American Idol? American Idol gets three times the ratings. And what about the guys trying tell me that a Double Double at In n Out is better than a Big Mac? Mcdonalds is one billion served bitches! In n Out needs to stay back on their own block in So cal!

Gtco8 is a documented troll, and a documented racist, not too hard to figure out what his real beef with hockey is.

 

[scottcarter]

Apples to oranges, weak analogy. Toy Story was a movie geared towards family audiencies. Shawshank Redemption was an adult drama picture. Also both movies had different ratings which also invaldiates your argument.

 

[HarryCaray]

My question is why do you care?
Do you stay up late at night saying to yourself "damn them hockey people who think hockey is big time like the nba".

LOL exactly

 

[scottcarter]

it was a rerun

 

[PatsFan1283]

So is modern family not a major sitcom in America because it was a 1.6?

it was a rerun

 

[PatsFan1283]

I could careless but that rating is very poor given NYR/LA Kings but I think that is because NHL people just care about their team. I know tons of people here who are all about the Bruins but once they are out they just don't care.

 

[slapshot]

Oh shit the clown is back

And bouncy ball will not be on my tv as to not inflate their ratings heck I will even stay away from ESPN as to not watch highlights of this garbage

Remember it's street ball take it back down the street

 

[bukis1]

Was there a hockey game on last night? Just kidding. I do want yo know how the la people got to the game. Didn't start like 4 pm pacific time. I watch it but it is much better in person. Could care less who wins or loses