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Pre-Game Talk: Cord-cutters - Where to Legally Stream Playoffs

Majorityof1

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I know a lot of us outside of St. Louis have been watching the Blues on ESPN+. Now we are in the playoffs, we need to find new ways to stream games. This thread can be a way to share which apps/services are airing each game. Please keep it above board services. However, if you feel the overwhelming need to sail the high seas 🏴‍☠️ , you can ask for a DM here. I'll try to keep this post updated as we learn more.


Round 1, Game 1 - Blues @ Jets - April 19 @ 5PM Central - STREAM on MAX
Round 1, Game 2 - Blues @ Jets - April 21 @ 6:30PM Central - Stream in ESPN+, only available with Cable, try YouTube tv free trial
Round 1, Game 3 - Jets @ Blues - April 24 @ 8:30 PM Central - Stream on ESPN+, only available with Cable, try YouTube tv free trial
Round 1, Game 4 - Jets @ Blues - April 27 @12 PM Central - Stream on MAX

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DO NOT BUY ESPN+ FOR PLAYOFF GAMES!

None of the 1st round games are going to be available on ESPN+ in the United States. Games 2 and 3 are nationally televised on ESPN2 and require a cable/streaming subscription that includes that channel. I believe that the cheapest way to get access to ESPN, ESPN2, and the TNT channels that air those games is the introductory price for Sling TV, which is $36 for the first month.
 
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Brian39 said:
DO NOT BUY ESPN+ FOR PLAYOFF GAMES!

None of the 1st round games are going to be available on ESPN+ in the United States. Games 2 and 3 are nationally televised on ESPN2 and require a cable/streaming subscription that includes that channel. I believe that the cheapest way to get access to ESPN, ESPN2, and the TNT channels that air those games is the introductory price for Sling TV, which is $36 for the first month.
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My bad. Those games showed up on my feed. Normally blacked out games don't. I'll edit the first post.

YouTube tv had a 7 day free trial. I think that is still going. If you never used it before, it would cover both games for free.
 
Streaming has become a racquet and almost a mild form of extortion. I was fortunate to have an uncle who retired from a high level position at DirecTV after 25 years and gets an immediate family discount that I'm able to use at a 30% discount per month to save the hassle of loophole instances such as this. I feel for you who have to jump through hoops and open 30 day subscriptions just to watch a handful of games.
 
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ScratchCatFever said:
Streaming has become a racquet and almost a mild form of extortion. I was fortunate to have an uncle who retired from a high level position at DirecTV after 25 years and gets an immediate family discount that I'm able to use at a 30% discount per month to save the hassle of loophole instances such as this. I feel for you who have to jump through hoops and open 30 day subscriptions just to watch a handful of games.
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And open a new account with new login credentials and more invasive AI.

I just bought tickets for Ministry, Nitzer Ebb and Die Krupps and the hoops I had to jump through was beyond frustrating. I had to create a LiveNation account only to be re-routed to TicketMaster (which I already had) and then had to deal with the account discrepancy. Then Apple Wallet got involved. That's when I said "f*** off".

Streaming sports and buying concert tickets has become a major pain in the ass.

I miss Jannus Landing in St Petersburg where we could just jump over the wall on top of the Johnny-On-The-Spot and get in for free.

Pass ----> Bypass
 
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(even though I already know the answer)

Just to clarify, none of these games will be on Fanduel Streaming, right?
 
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ChicagoBlues said:
And open a new account with new login credentials and more invasive AI.

I just bought tickets for Ministry, Nitzer Ebb and Die Krupps and the hoops I had to jump through was beyond frustrating. I had to create a LiveNation account only to be re-routed to TicketMaster (which I already had) and then had to deal with the account discrepancy. Then Apple Wallet got involved. That's when I said "f*** off".

Streaming sports and buying concert tickets has become a major pain in the ass.

I miss Jannus Landing in St Petersburg where we could just jump over the wall on top of the Johnny-On-The-Spot and get in for free.

Pass ----> Bypass
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I had no clue Ministry was still touring, but sure enough.. That is incredible. I actually just discovered Nitzer Ebb within the last 10 years or so while listening to one of my favorite groups called These Arms Are Snakes, who noted them as one of their major influences and decided to check them out.
 
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That's why I have some confusion as well. The website says nothing... how can this be this confusing? It's so annoying...
 
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I had no clue Ministry was still touring, but sure enough.. That is incredible. I actually just discovered Nitzer Ebb within the last 10 years or so while listening to one of my favorite groups called These Arms Are Snakes, who noted them as one of their major influences and decided to check them out.
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I'm super excited to see Nitzer Ebb again (saw them in Hanover a long time ago), but Douglas McCarthy has been unhealthy these last couple years, so I hope he is well. I've never seen Die Krupps live, but they are über teutotnic Electro-Deutsch and kick über ass.

Sorry for the OT.....uuummmmm......hockey websites!!!!!! Y'all know the good ones. Don't be shy.
 
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That's why I have some confusion as well. The website says nothing... how can this be this confusing? It's so annoying...
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Locally games are available on Fanduel in 1st round. You can watch on Edson+ outside of market, but they may require proof that you have cable or other streaming with espn.
 
Subscribed and yes, the pregame is on now. Fanduel has all round one. $20 a month...

Not sure about round two...
 
Majorityof1 said:
You can watch it on the ESPN+ app but you need to log in with your cable provider.

It took me an hour to sign up for Hulu Live TV. Luckily, I am able to rewind and start from the beginning.
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My cord was cut long ago, so no cable TV, no matter how many times Spectrum tries to sell it to me in some newfangled way. We have Hulu and Disney+, which also includes ESPN+, but there doesn't seem to be a way to stream the game live in either app. My wife thinks it's due to a blackout restriction or something, but who knows.
 
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oPlaiD said:
My cord was cut long ago, so no cable TV, no matter how many times Spectrum tries to sell it to me in some newfangled way. We have Hulu and Disney+, which also includes ESPN+, but there doesn't seem to be a way to stream the game live in either app. My wife thinks it's due to a blackout restriction or something, but who knows.
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It's due to greed. If it's on ESPN 2, they should have the rights to air it on ESPN+ if they wanted. It's technically a Blackout, but they are blacking out their own customers.
 
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It's due to greed. If it's on ESPN 2, they should have the rights to air it on ESPN+ if they wanted. It's technically a Blackout, but they are blacking out their own customers.
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Certainly not a strategy that's going to make me want to give them more money, that's for sure.
 
oPlaiD said:
My cord was cut long ago, so no cable TV, no matter how many times Spectrum tries to sell it to me in some newfangled way. We have Hulu and Disney+, which also includes ESPN+, but there doesn't seem to be a way to stream the game live in either app. My wife thinks it's due to a blackout restriction or something, but who knows.
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I'm in the same boat. I live in WV so St.Louis is not out of market for me and ESPN+ doesn't work.
 
I'm just gonna continue watching for free. The fact that people can't figure out where to watch them mother f***ing games is the biggest load of bullshit the NHL does. It's worse than the shitty reffing. We need ONE f***ing streaming service to see all games and the NHL would make more money then divvying up shit to a bunch of networks and f***ing over fans. This is so f***ing stupid.
 
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