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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Between betting ads, refs meddling and subpar broadcasts, my enthusiasm for the games this series has greatly waned.
Hard to believe you can actually screw up the battle of alberta.
If we get some low penalty or consistently/competently called games that don't turn into complete gongshows maybe my interest will get a bump.
Right now... not even excited by this series. It has sucked from a fan and entertainment perspective. Two bad exhibition games so far with none of the qualities you expect from playoffs.
Embarrassing style of hockey made worse by refs drawing penalties out of a hat all night.
Then MGM ads with effing Gretzky educating kids and families on easy two-click ways to gamble your money.
This is garbage, NHL/SN.
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Its pretty obvious why the games are called the way they are. The league is pushing gambling hard, and the best way to pull in non hardcore gamblers is to offer them name recognition as a reason to bet on a game. If McDavid can single handily win games he will pull in casual gamblers to bet for him.
No Casual gambler is going to get pumped about the Flames strong 5v5 game as a reason to bet(the actual hockey part). But you give them McDavids' name and the fact that he gets NBA rules and you will pull those people in.
It was a huge turnoff to see the NHL bending over backwards to support southern US teams, and now we see a full court press to make the game more suitable for gambling.
Making it very hard to watch.