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Originally Posted by Beatle17
Maybe the ratings were off because it was a crap display of hockey and nobody wanted to watch. You may be able to sell non-hockey fans in different markets the hype but Canadian fans usually won't watch that garbage. I don't think it had anything to do with the RSN broadcast itself.
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Agreed. It wasn't Rogers themselves (and the game wasn't even on Sportsnet, it was on CBC, as it always has been), but the game itself wasn't appealing to many. NHL should be concerned with the lack of effort and provide incentives to amp up the intensity a bit.
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Originally Posted by driveway
A couple of reasons for this: I don't know what it is, but Sportsnet broadcasts are the ones that are the most buggy on Gamecenter, the most likely to freeze, enter into buffering hell, etc. Also, I don't know what the hell they are doing but the sound is garbage with SN. Either they do something, or they FAIL to do something to the crowd noise that NBC does, but games on NBC sound so much better, regardless of the building or the game situation.
It's shameful that games in New Jersey sound like the crowd is bigger and more engaged than games in Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver. Well, actually, hearing the dead silence in Rexall is pretty awesome.
NBC has become an excellent hockey broadcaster, I'm always stoked to watch one of their broadcasts.
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This is why if I ever have the opportunity to watch the NBC feed over Sportsnet/CBC feed, I'll always watch NBC, because the in-venue sounds is much, much better than what Rodgers feeds provide. I'm not sure why they think it's a bright idea to neuter the on ice and crowd sound so much.