NHL experimenting with increasing tv timeouts by 30 seconds

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That's because he wants all the missing money for his next 12 assholically named test tube children
 
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Yeah, that is what we need, longer commercial breaks. All that will happen, is they will indeed increase them by whatever amount and intermissions will magically be the same length. The world won't be happy until there is 60 minutes of commercials and 30 seconds of gameplay and ads literally plastered on 100% of the ice and players tattooing ads on their faces. I fully expect by 2034-35, that players will no longer have names, but will be sponsored names.

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A change no one would even notice in if it wasn’t publicized, but they will bitch about incessantly since it was.

This couldn't be more wrong in the slightest.
 
They already have commercials built into the games for minor stoppages, and they want the actual commercial break to be even longer? Was that not enough?

Long reviews, more and more commercials, refs continuing to not drop the puck at faceoffs, they're slowing the game down more and more.

Combined with hitting being taken away and a purposeful decrease in fights allowed, the league really wants to kill themselves and decrease interest.

If I wanted a slow and boring sport devoid of physicality, I'd watch the NBA.
 
They should just do what NASCAR and other racing does and take commercial breaks while game action is still going on at this rate
 
Reminds me of a “Rocky and Bullwinkle” cartoon where Pottsylvania (homeland of villains Boris Badenov and Natasha) the tv programs are 10 minutes long and the commercials are 50 minutes long.
 
Should add 80 jersey ads too.
With QR codes for a free $20 on your first or 900th bet
 
I thought the breaks seemed longer. I felt last night wasn’t very entertaining for an international hockey game and that didn’t help.
 
A change no one would even notice in if it wasn’t publicized, but they will bitch about incessantly since it was.
True, but even if it wasn't discussed, it would have a negative effect on the flow of the game to have longer stops in between play. You may not realize it, but you live it.
 

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