2023-24 Sharks schedule

[Sandisfan]

I hate notESPeciallyentertainingandsportsNitwitwork.

 

[timorous me]

Wait, what? There's no more NHL Center Ice?

Center Ice does, in fact, still exist. (I got an email about it from Spectrum today just to prove it. One year at the lowLOW cost of $69.99!)

 

[landshark]

Center Ice does, in fact, still exist. (I got an email about it from Spectrum today just to prove it. One year at the lowLOW cost of $69.99!)

@Lady Stanley There you go. Now you don't have to contribute to the pile of shit that is ESPN.

 

[LadyStanley]

@Lady Stanley There you go. Now you don't have to contribute to the pile of shit that is ESPN.

Only works if one (still) has cable.

 

[landshark]

Only works if one (still) has cable.

Ohhhhhh

 

[timorous me]

Ohhhhhh

Haha yeah, cable or satellite only, so limited. But I'm still with Spectrum, which means I now have lost ESPN for the time being, which won't be ideal a month or so from now!

Of course, if I want to switch to a fully streaming service, the two options for me with RSNs (regional sports networks) are FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Fubo hasn't had the Turner networks for three years now, which is crazy and frustrating, and DirecTV Stream currently is in a dispute with Nexstar and therefore not offering my local Fox, ABC, and CW networks--also not ideal, but a month from now might be my best option as long as my wife is fine with watching The Golden Bachelor a day late on Hulu this fall.

 

[landshark]

Haha yeah, cable or satellite only, so limited. But I'm still with Spectrum, which means I now have lost ESPN for the time being, which won't be ideal a month or so from now!

Of course, if I want to switch to a fully streaming service, the two options for me with RSNs (regional sports networks) are FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Fubo hasn't had the Turner networks for three years now, which is crazy and frustrating, and DirecTV Stream currently is in a dispute with Nexstar and therefore not offering my local Fox, ABC, and CW networks--also not ideal, but a month from now might be my best option as long as my wife is fine with watching The Golden Bachelor a day late on Hulu this fall.

Just waiting for everyone to have their own content on their own channel/steaming service so I can just pay for what I want and to hell with the rest of it. I only have cable to watch the Sharks and Giants on a DVR so I don't have to sit through commercials. Advertising is gonna run our entertainment right into the ground. Hope that bubble bursts soon.

 

[LadyStanley]

@timorous me have you checked out YouTubeTV? They have ESPN and TNT. (And local channels)

 

[timorous me]

@timorous me have you checked out YouTubeTV? They have ESPN and TNT. (And local channels)

The only issue there is that they don't have the RSNs and living where I do in upstate NY, that would mean no Rangers (I guess sort of my second team), Sabres, Devils, or Islanders games, and no Mets games to watch in the summer. I think MSG is now offering a stand-alone service but that's $30 a month.

 

[one2gamble]

The only issue there is that they don't have the RSNs and living where I do in upstate NY, that would mean no Rangers (I guess sort of my second team), Sabres, Devils, or Islanders games, and no Mets games to watch in the summer. I think MSG is now offering a stand-alone service but that's $30 a month.

Sounds like you are in for some sailing

 

[timorous me]

Sounds like you are in for some sailing

Ha, yes, I've done some of that, but these days I feel like I'm old enough and dammit I've worked hard enough for long enough that I should be able to just watch shit on my very nice TV without hassles and all that.

I'm like, I WILL PAY YOU PEOPLE* MONEY, JUST LET ME WATCH!!!

*Corporations are people, too, or so I've been told.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Ha, yes, I've done some of that, but these days I feel like I'm old enough and dammit I've worked hard enough for long enough that I should be able to just watch shit on my very nice TV without hassles and all that.

I'm like, I WILL PAY YOU PEOPLE* MONEY, JUST LET ME WATCH!!!

*Corporations are people, too, or so I've been told.

As Gabe Newell once said, piracy is a service issue

Make things easy to access with little hassle and people will gladly give you their hard-earned money

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

The whole thing is broken like the guy from Spectrum said. Disney is weaponizing their ownership against these service companies. Consumers pay the hard price in the end. why not just broadcast more games on NHL network and exclusively show games on NBC California for local games like it was back in the day? Maybe I’m missing something. It’s very frustrating when I go to watch a game and it’s exclusively on frickin TSN PLUS or whatever bs they come up with next.

 

[landshark]

As Gabe Newell once said, piracy is a service issue

Make things easy to access with little hassle and people will gladly give you their hard-earned money

Super nice guy too. I met him when some buddies of mine went to work for Valve. But yeah, Steam was pretty much the incarnation of that quote.

The whole thing is broken like the guy from Spectrum said. Disney is weaponizing their ownership against these service companies. Consumers pay the hard price in the end. why not just broadcast more games on NHL network and exclusively show games on NBC California for local games like it was back in the day? Maybe I’m missing something. It’s very frustrating when I go to watch a game and it’s exclusively on frickin TSN PLUS or whatever bs they come up with next.

Trickle up economy, they can make more money by being dicks about it.

Disney (and every other service provider) gives zero shits about their subscribers until they try to leave for some other service.

Sharks/ NHL should have their own service and f*** a bunch of selling the rights to other providers. Make it like AHLtv FFS. I guess the RSN's that actually put the production in place would have the rights along with the NHL and the indivdiual clubs. Feels like they could get together and profit share on an AHLtv style interface where fans can watch games they pay for individually or a team or league package. Just remove their content from third party providers and everyone wins, except Disney/Youtube/Fubo/etc.

 

[one2gamble]

Valve should start a streaming service....

 

[yada]

True. But I'd love it if the old NHL.tv setup came back. It may have cost more but in my mind the product was much better (fewer hassles and such). No use complaining now, though, as we're stuck with this setup for some time yet.

I liked before espn+ came around that nhltv allowed me to view games televised with mike emrick announcing from new zealand those games meant i could watch the Canadian feed (all star game, playoffs, finals)

 

[LadyStanley]

ESPN+ sometimes gives the option of multiple feeds.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Ram The Slot]

It looks like tomorrows preseason game is on NHLN but I don't see TV info for the rest. Do y'all know if any more will be televised? Or if they'll all be on the radio?

 

[SJSharksfan39]

It looks like tomorrows preseason game is on NHLN but I don't see TV info for the rest. Do y'all know if any more will be televised? Or if they'll all be on the radio?

The home games are streamed on the Sharks website. The road games might be on ESPN+ with the home teams' telecast.

 

[LadyStanley]

I believe all preseason Sharks games will be streamed

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I believe all preseason Sharks games will be streamed

Audio yes, Video, only the home games.

 

[LadyStanley]

Audio yes, Video, only the home games.

Ducks games was streamed on their site. So maybe all will be available.

 

[LadyStanley]