I promised myself I’d leave NBC well enough alone after penning a backhanded screed against their network, but after a solid night of NHL Hockey that ultimately ended much better than it started in terms of nothing but sheer game quality...I need to pull out my knives for
Presentation Matters
First things first; ESPN didn’t spend their time messing around, which in hindsight kinda makes TNT’s first game look a little...well...worse in hindsight? For one thing, the games were broadcast in their entirety without interruption. Big plus in their favor.
But the second thing they did was acknowledge the league and the network’s past.