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NBC to make NHL history airing opening games
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08:40 PM ET 01.11 | NBC is trying to make a name for itself as a sports entity, and it's going to make waves in the vastly loyal hockey community when it airs coverage of opening night next Saturday. Never in the 50-year broadcasting history of the NHL have two games been shown on the same major network on consecutive days. Until now. The NHL will be airing two games simultaneously on the NBC Sports Network at 3 p.m. ET when the puck officially drops on the season next Saturday. Both the Penguins-Flyers and Blackhawks-Kings game will air at the same time with logic suggesting that NBC will split the country into east-west viewing areas. NBC could even entertain the idea of adding a third game, the New York Rangers game, to fully satisfy each major viewing section of the country (Los Angeles, New York and Chicago).
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They should just show them one after the other because those are two awesome games to watch.
PenguinsFan
South Park , PA
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What no Islanders Leafs
Swamp Dragon
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For sure.
LittleE~BigMT fan
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True dat! Must get work done early!
3riverbabe
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That's on Current TV, the station Al Jazeera just bought from Al Gore.
Canuck eh?
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Current TV, named after some fool touched something with wet hands.
shiprock
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It will also be on HNIC, 7 et. Just in case you forgot :)
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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You're just cruel but probably correct. :-(
Canuck eh?
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Nobody watches the Leafs. Make it NY Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets. Better for ratings. ;-)
roamer
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Games in back to back days. This is why actual hockey fans should be happy that NBC/NBCSN have the contract not ABC/ESPN. If the casual fan can't find NBCSN, then they are to stupid to be a hockey fan anyway.
Nard Dog
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Or they're afraid of The McGuire.
Canuck eh?
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I enjoy the games with the volumn turned down at times. Those times:)
shiprock
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LOL
LittleE~BigMT fan
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um, you mean "too" stupid?
WiscHockey
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JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN CHGO DOES NOT MEAN I'M A HAWKS FAN! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD'NT THEY PUT THE PENS ON AT NOON FOLLOWED BY THE HAWKS SO EVERYONE (ME) WILL BE HAPPY! WAY TO GO NBC
VERY UPSET PENS FAN IN CHGO
CHGO BORN PENS FAN
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