Your “The NHL Learned Its Place” Tuesday Open Thread

74 Days Until the Hall of Fame Game


NFL Notes:

  • multiple sites are reporting Vikings defensive lineman B.J. Dubose tore his ACL during one of the team’s OTAs. He is reportedly done for the season.
  • Adam Schefter is tweeting that Walter Thurmond has chosen to retire. Feel free to find his twitter to confirm.
  • nfl.com reports the Pro Bowl has been moved to Orlando for 2017 and beyond, in a multi-year deal that will likely tie in ESPN and Disney. If it results in Vontaze Burfict beating up the “It’s A Small World” ride, then I’m all for it.
  • over at Florio’s Fantastical Wordfarts:
    • the mayor of Las Vegas accurately observes that the NFL doesn’t have a problem with casinos, just governments that won’t play ball and pony up the stadium monies.
    • still on Vegas, word is it’s the Giants, Bears & Browns that are the hard “no”‘s on any franchise there, with the Rooney’s a soft “no” because it would seem hypocritical for a family tied into horse tracks & slot machines to clutch at their pearls over a Vegas franchise.
  • meanwhile, the prison word salad that is MMQB reports on:
    • Greg Hardy is likely to end up in Atlanta, Detroit or Oakland, teams who believe they are 1-2 pieces away from winning their division and are desperate enough for that to take a one-year chance on such a toxic individual.
    • Power Rankings! The earliest are usually the most accurate!

Here are the viewing numbers for last night:

  • NBA: 11.2 – 15.8 million viewers
  • NHL: 2.7 – 3.8 million viewers

According to the geniuses at Sports Media Watch, the NHL got murdered in every way possible. It was the lowest-rated opener in 4 years, despite being on a big-4 network in primetime. The OKC-GSW game started during the first intermission, so some viewers who saw Pittsburgh jump out to the 2-0 lead felt they could change, When Nick Bonino scored the game winner with less than 3 minutes to go, Game 7 was just starting the 4th quarter – and the NBA ratings peaked just after 11:00 – during that 11:15-11:30 period at 13.8, or 19.5 million viewers. Nielsen numbers show 30% of Bay-area households were tuned into the game; even the TNT postgame show drew a rating of 4.8, or 6.75 million viewers.

Only the sexiest viewers stay up that late.

For TNT, it was the third-highest rated non-football sporting event of all time:

That’ll be good for setting ad rates for 2016-17.

Fortunately for the NHL, the NBA set its Finals schedule to run on opposite nights from the Cup, so there won’t be any competition for viewers. But there really isn’t. It’s just one more reason that NHL expansion has been pushed back to 2018 at the earliest.

Finals schedules: (* = if necessary)

NHL: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday*, Sunday*, Wednesday*

NBA: Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday*, Thursday*, Sunday*


Tuesday night’s alternative programming:

A&E – Roots: (also available in Canada)

  • Episode 1: 6:45
  • Episode 2: 9:00

Sundance – The Blues Brothers – 7:00


Tonight, we enter the darkest timeline for one evening, as we get a glimpse of what it’s like with “just” baseball to entertain us:

 

That’s right Troy. But it’s only one night. Abed?

DAMMIT!

Well then – stealing inspiration from our forefathers, tonight’s mock draft –

“Fictional vacation you’d like to go on”

I choose the Chevy Chase “Vacation” to Wally World.
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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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Wakezilla

I just have one more parent/teacher interview left and then I’m done. Thank god.

Today was “fun.” A motorcyclist got t-boned by a speeding car right infront of our window. Wanna take a guess how much work got done? That was about 15 minutes before this boy called the new girl a man, causing the girl to leave the room crying.

It was a day.

I’m watching the League on FX Canadia right now and I can’t help but wonder what the hell happ to this show?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Pretty quiet around here…

Wakezilla

Just us West Coasters at this time.

Unsurprised

It’d be nice to buy a boat. Oh well. I’m off.

http://thumbnails116.imagebam.com/48708/7ee93d487071962.jpg?nc

Wakezilla

You gotta appreciate a woman who does weighted squats.

Senor Weaselo

I think it only needs five, whether it’s better than Batman v. Superman not.

Senor Weaselo

Write-up complete!

Unsurprised

I just found out there’s an end credits scene that teases a Mr. Sinister connection.

Wakezilla

I haven’t seen it yet, but, I think I can sum it up in four words:

Bring Back Matt (Vaughn)!

Unsurprised

“Best guess for this image: eyewear”

Oh, sweet naïve Google

Unsurprised

Because people in Seattle suck, I would assume.

So, anyway, is Greg Hardy paying off PK in nuggets or something to keep this rumor going so he can maintain his value or some shit? I don’t follow Dallas closely, but I would expect nothing less than those kinds of shitheads.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

How come nobody in Seattle wants to stay out late on a Tuesday night?

theeWeeBabySeamus

Fear of running into Richard Sherman I’d presume.
Just like every other night.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

“The Night Interceptor”

/sorry

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Unsurprised

I could’ve sworn you can see her tits in that scene.

Unsurprised

I was slightly mistaken. They appear a second before this gif begins.

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Wakezilla

Sounds like you’re hanging out with some stiffs. . . or parents with small kids.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Another cut off the new material…
Garbage – Even Though Our Love is Doomed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lpcdAR9ij0

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
theeWeeBabySeamus

I’d play Ouija with ’em.

Brocky

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Just a reminder, less than two weeks ’til new Garbage.
(and Shirley pink hair now so….bonus)
Garbage – Empty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSa_hbutFt0

theeWeeBabySeamus

*has

theeWeeBabySeamus

Haha…that movie was awesome.
You know, in a shitty movie kind of way. I rewatched that a couple of months ago.

Unsurprised

NFL Network says it’s 100 days to Kickoff.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Sounds about right.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
ballsofsteelandfury

With that, I’m ready to tap out. (Phrasing!)

Have a good one. I’ll catch ya tomorrow.

theeWeeBabySeamus

That is not disturbing in the least.
/looks frantically for nightlight

ballsofsteelandfury

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Garbage – Why Do You Love Me?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcrv9nhH9iY

theeWeeBabySeamus

Wooo!!!!!

ballsofsteelandfury

Winner!