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Originally Posted by GirlySports
i know i've said this many times, still watch the Flames but find the NHL as a whole a very poor product. It seems the other sports move forward while the NHL moves backwards.
That camera angle for the Sharks game was ridiculous.
Do you guys watch other games at all anymore? I see that the OT thread every night is really quiet other than the diehards which really deserve recognition.
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I'm a bit like GirlySports -- tired of the league and it's constant battle to make hockey into ballet. The hitting has gone from the game and with it a lot of the emotion. Some of those thundering hits woke up a sleepy team - now a guy does that and he's either thrown off the ice for the game or gets a penalty for "something" that he's supposed to have done. Thanks Gary. (OK on the head shots and the HARD blind-siders etc. - that's good to get rid of. But some of the penalized hits are pathetic.)
I'm tired of the poor and inconsistent reffing; the lack of public accountability with refs undermines the game (and most sports). When a guy blows it, let him acknowledge it. Yup - it's a mistake, just like the players make.
Flames are not a good team this year, but that has not dampened my support of them. It just makes it a bit more bitter. Games are definitely harder to watch, so I do other stuff while they're on. I've done that in the past, too, just less so.
Last year was a treat. Gotta wait for another one of them!!