We are five games into the NHL 2010-2011 season, and there are many surprises around the NHL.
Some of them are:
1) The remarkable 4-0 start of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
2) Martin Brodeur's and Robert Luongo's sudden inability to stop pucks.
3) The hot start of the NY Islanders and, more specifically, Josh Bailey.
These are just some of the stories around the NHL right now and one that is bugging all Islander fans is the mockery of TV coverage that MSG+ provides.
Islander fans have no problems with Howie Rose (other than him being a Rangers fan) and Butch Goring, who as a former player and coach brings a very nice perspective of the games. Butch has done an phenomenal job so far providing insights that Billy Jaffe didn't or couldn't or both.
The fans are speaking of something more subtle. Is it lost on no one that the Islanders have every one of their games broadcast on a network that owned and has the initials of where their blood rivals play?
It would be like the Red Sox being broadcast on YES2 or The Phillies being on SNY2.
If the Islanders received equally as slick production values as the top channel of the bunch, ...
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Article written by Frank Trovato
New York Islanders: TV Coverage is a Joke
October 18th, 2010 by Frank Trovato Leave a reply »
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