HFBoards GDT: 12/16/2024 | 3 Games today

Refs got their thumbs on the scale and were able to be part of the show. Just like they wanted.

The Flag getting quite the workout tonight.

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In completely unrelated news:

Overall, TNT Sports’ NHL season average is currently down 24% vs. last season

Going back to Black Friday, TNT drew a 0.22 (-12%) and 483,000 (-9%) for Penguins-Bruins and 177,000 for Avalanche-Stars (-56%).

Two nights earlier, Capitals-Lightning drew a 0.13 and 268,000 and Golden Knights-Avalanche followed with 207,000. Viewership fell sharply from both the equivalent night of last season (Red Wings-Rangers: 757K) and the same night before Thanksgiving last season (Bruins-Panthers: 517K; Golden Knights-Stars 314K).

TNT averaged a 0.13 rating and 237,000 viewers for Wednesday’s Hurricanes-Flyers NHL regular season game, down 48% and 54% respectively from Bruins-Panthers on Thanksgiving Eve last year (0.25, 517K).

But Sports Media Watch is just a Canadian hater I guess. Will the NHL learn before it's too late that selling out its stars and traditional TV markets for “growth” is a horribad strat? Stay tuned (or not, like most fans apparently).
 
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