Its not that much difference in cost, since Center Ice was reduced by half (if you add up those $7 months). I also prefer Center Ice (but dammit I have BOTH this year due to travel). The stream for ESPN+ was terrible for the last game. And I have Hulu too, but was unable to locate the game. That has happened with every Hulu game...I don't really understand what the problem was.
My preference is to set the DVR, let the games record, and watch at my leisure. I can pause, rewind and enjoy a good picture on my big TV. ESPN+ doesn't let me do that, and sometimes I get stuck listening to a broadcast team I don't want to watch.
Why can't I subscribe to a service that gives me access to all the games? Even ESPN doesn't show them all (like the TNT games).