BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan
03-06-2009, 08:07 PM
In Canada, TSN, Sportsnet and The Score devoted oodles of hours of TV time to the day, while their websites, and others such as NHL.com and THN.com, provided post-to-post, up-to-the-minute storylines, and then some.
But what about those puck zealots not fortunate enough to have TV or Internet access midday, mid-week? You know, the Joes and Josephines working 9-to-5 who actually have to focus on their employment? Or the scores of students in school, champing to know what the Oilers got for Erik Cole.
A Sunday afternoon in early March is perfect timing from a hockey fan’s perspective: the NFL is done, MLB is still early in spring training and the weather remains typically crummy in most of the hockey world, meaning the majority of us are indoors anyhow.
And the NHL schedule on Sundays is often light – or could be tailored accordingly –so the deadline wouldn’t have to conflict with a heavy slate of games.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24130-.html
Regier said in one of his press conferences on Wed. that he thinks any NHL team should play on trade deadline day that way the player can get to their new team and get confortable with his new team and the with the players. Also travel
But what about those puck zealots not fortunate enough to have TV or Internet access midday, mid-week? You know, the Joes and Josephines working 9-to-5 who actually have to focus on their employment? Or the scores of students in school, champing to know what the Oilers got for Erik Cole.
A Sunday afternoon in early March is perfect timing from a hockey fan’s perspective: the NFL is done, MLB is still early in spring training and the weather remains typically crummy in most of the hockey world, meaning the majority of us are indoors anyhow.
And the NHL schedule on Sundays is often light – or could be tailored accordingly –so the deadline wouldn’t have to conflict with a heavy slate of games.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24130-.html
Regier said in one of his press conferences on Wed. that he thinks any NHL team should play on trade deadline day that way the player can get to their new team and get confortable with his new team and the with the players. Also travel