- Jun 20, 2021
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I'm a TV sports director in Australia. I have almost no knowledge of the NHL or how ice hockey is televised, but I have a question after watching some of the Vegas playoff game yesterday. When the puck is in dispute against the boards on the broadcast side of the rink (the side the centre line cameras are on), and you can't see what's happening because the boards hide the puck and the players from the waist down, is that generally regarded as acceptable to TV viewers or is it a constant PITA? I was surprised to see it happen so often and no attempt being made to better show the action. I would have thought with the technology available today it would be regarded as unacceptable that there's a contest happening for the puck but you can't see what's going on on TV.