[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Tsawwassen

I get that people don't like the new kid on the block or a change. Go back in time (in the Delorean) and see how other newcomers and changes went through similar patterns of being blasted and fans just really ticked at them. TSN went through this, FOX taking over the NFC package from CBS. NBA fans were angry when NBC lost the contract, Monday Night Football going bye bye on ABC.

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Sportsnet isn't the 'new kid' though. It has been broadcasting NHL hockey since the day it signed on the air in 1998, and has previously held the national rights.

The problem with Sportsnet is not that it cant, or it doesn't really know how to. But that it simply doesn't want to. Because wanting to match TSN's level of production quality would require spending money on the production quality.

I never did directly say that SN was the new kid, it was about the fans not liking the change to SN. FOX was the new kid back then for the NFL. Yep, SN came on at the start of the 98-99 season with a bang by having the national TV rights for the first 4 years of its existence (minus Sat. games and canadian team playoff games).