OOT scoreboard 2025 playoff edition

[Dylan9z9]

Let's go Florida .... sweep these asswipes!

 

[Dylan9z9]

Because he knows as much about Hockey as Don Cherry would know about Basketball.

And besides, he's not wrong there with that comparison though.

To me he's just a loud mouth....I guess shouting makes you seem more knowledgeable to his fans at least

 

[JrFischer54]

NHL regular-season viewership lowest yet for TNT, ESPN under current deal as marquee U.S. teams underperform

The NHL saw viewership drop 12% across its national TV partners in the U.S. during the 2024-25 regular season as high-profile, big-market teams underperformed, particularly in the back-half of the season once hockey got clear of football.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Article notes that viewership was down 12% this year - interesting read.

people just have to accept that the nhl isn't going to draw big numbers which is fine. want to try and help fix it? don't show out of conference games. do more b2b home and home style matchups against division or geo rivals then broadcast both the games.

oh and get the stupid games of espn+ the few people that aren't diehards and watch aren't diehard enough to watch it on an app

 

[glenwo2]

To me he's just a loud mouth....I guess shouting makes you seem more knowledgeable to his fans at least

I don't appreciate your insinuation (though I imagine that wasn't your intention).

But just in case, let me point out that I'm not his fan at all.

He's a blowhard.

But that doesn't mean I don't acknowledge when he does have a point in rare instances like this one.

 

[Dylan9z9]

I don't appreciate your insinuation (though I imagine that wasn't your intention).

But just in case, let me point out that I'm not his fan at all.

He's a blowhard.

But that doesn't mean I don't acknowledge when he does have a point in rare instances like this one.

Sorry just my take on him .... nothing to do with you or your point.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

The thought of Marner signing somewhere else and immediately winning is pretty tantalizing. Although I'm not sure how many good teams will have the space for him.

not gunna happen because he's not taking a paycut. I'd be surprised if he does.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Dallas in 6
Florida in 6

 

[JK3]

I'm ultimately rooting for Pete without a doubt. After that it's Vitek, Boqvist, Greer, Nosek and Kulikov. I don't know if VV gets a ring though with the amount of games played.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

NHL regular-season viewership lowest yet for TNT, ESPN under current deal as marquee U.S. teams underperform

The NHL saw viewership drop 12% across its national TV partners in the U.S. during the 2024-25 regular season as high-profile, big-market teams underperformed, particularly in the back-half of the season once hockey got clear of football.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Article notes that viewership was down 12% this year - interesting read.

I thought it might be just non-NFL ratings are down for all but it sounds like NBA ratings are up, in particular cause the Knicks are good.

Post in thread 'TV ratings for sports other than hockey'

May 6, 2025

• Kirk Van Houten

• 

The big teams (especially the blackhawks it sounds like) being bad this year certainly a major factor. I've been predicting the NHL"s peaked for a while now, and maybe culturally it has but the revenue stream from the cult fans should last a long time, generations even, and expansion will bring in more revenue. I sort of see it as boxing today, healthy but culturally irrelevant outside its relatively smaller fanbase.

 

[Edmonton East]

not gunna happen because he's not taking a paycut. I'd be surprised if he does.

Marner to Carolina is my prediction. Yippee.

 

[Mgd31]

Carolina in 6 and Edmonton in 5, maybe 6.

 

[Bleedred]

I’m skeptical of the Panthers, as they’ve looked out of gas at times.

I do think Edmonton will beat Dallas and I think Edmonton will beat Carolina if they get to the SCF.

I’d like to say the Panthers beat the Canes, but I’m really conflicted on that one.

 

[My3Sons]

Marner to Carolina is my prediction. Yippee.

He’s not really a BrindAmour type of guy in my view. They moved Necas and Marner seems like much more of a prima Donna. Plus is Marner going to walk away from maybe $14 mil per year on a building team to take maybe $11 on Carolina? Maybe he pulls a KD and signs a one year deal with a contender and then tries again if he doesn’t get an offer and situation he likes.

 

[Mgd31]

I’m skeptical of the Panthers, as they’ve looked out of gas at times.

I do think Edmonton will beat Dallas and I think Edmonton will beat Carolina if they get to the SCF.

I’d like to say the Panthers beat the Canes, but I’m really conflicted on that one.

The Panthers are too banged up. Tkachuk is done out there. Barkov looks hurt. Forsling looks hurt. Lundell just left warmups early.

The Leafs couldn’t exploit it because they are losers but the Canes will.

 

[NJDevs26]

Marner to Carolina is my prediction. Yippee.

Why would they pay him when they wouldn’t pay Rantanen, or Dougie, or anyone else on that level?

 

[Dylan9z9]

At least we don't need to hear 2 National Anthems

 

[Patrik26]

At least we don't need to hear 2 National Anthems

Based on that, um, performance, we would have been better off hearing none.

 

[Dylan9z9]

Based on that, um, performance, we would have been better off hearing none.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Experience Carolina hockey. Trash

 

[Triumph]

If Florida gets these refs in the games, they will coast to victory. Florida gets to do whatever they want in front of their own net, if anyone retaliates, it's a penalty - great situation for them

 

[Clam Jensen]

Bad one to give up

 

[Dialamo]

Wow what a backhander. Florida with a good start.

 

[Dylan9z9]

If Florida gets these refs in the games, they will coast to victory. Florida gets to do whatever they want in front of their own net, if anyone retaliates, it's a penalty - great situation for them

Couldn't happen to a better player then that bum Aho

 

[Satans Hockey]

I thought it might be just non-NFL ratings are down for all but it sounds like NBA ratings are up, in particular cause the Knicks are good.

Post in thread 'TV ratings for sports other than hockey'

May 6, 2025

• Kirk Van Houten

• 

The big teams (especially the blackhawks it sounds like) being bad this year certainly a major factor. I've been predicting the NHL"s peaked for a while now, and maybe culturally it has but the revenue stream from the cult fans should last a long time, generations even, and expansion will bring in more revenue. I sort of see it as boxing today, healthy but culturally irrelevant outside its relatively smaller fanbase.

If some of the posters didn't talk about the Knicks in the hockey threads here I'd have no idea that the Knicks were even in the playoffs. The NBA died to me when the Nets announced they were moving to Brooklyn.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lulz