tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068327392150378852.post2511124003951536637..comments2023-05-29T05:23:38.526-05:00Comments on Lost City of Bettman - For Kansas City Hockey Fans: Time Warner to Kansas City Hockey Fans: Out of Sight, Out of MindFlubber McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16667659463402618367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068327392150378852.post-74955430712011282122012-01-06T17:33:14.827-06:002012-01-06T17:33:14.827-06:00I have heard Gary Bettman say several times on NHL...I have heard Gary Bettman say several times on NHL radio that they dropped AT&T because AT&T would not offer the NHL network on a basic tier package. But it's not offered on Time Warner either on a basic package, you have to buy the special sports tier which is total crap. I sent the NHL Network an email about this and received no response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068327392150378852.post-1958518552125373082011-11-06T02:04:58.862-06:002011-11-06T02:04:58.862-06:00Yes, all three of those channels are grouped withi...Yes, all three of those channels are grouped within the greater sports tier with the ESPNs, FSN, Versus, etc., but only NBA TV and MLB TV are available without an added fee. NHL Network exists, but it's "Available for Purchase" (also, oddly enough, the Tennis Channel requires an added fee to watch as well. So, boo to that too, for all of you tennis fans).<br /><br />I totally agree; once you see hockey in all of its HD glory, it's hard to return to the archaic fuzziness of standard definition. Although, I have had to watch Kings games through streams over the years. Most of the time you can't see the puck, so I have gotten pretty good at assuming what is happening based on what the players are doing. It's one of my few talents.<br /><br />And don't get me started on the Center Ice and Gamecenter packages. Those carry a lot of weird rules and restrictions on what games get blacked out, etc. It gets annoying.Flubber McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667659463402618367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068327392150378852.post-61503645300069418162011-11-05T09:27:57.166-05:002011-11-05T09:27:57.166-05:00I thought MLB/NBA/NHL networks were all packaged t...I thought MLB/NBA/NHL networks were all packaged together in a sports tier?<br /><br />My big complaint is that there is only one HD channel on the Center Ice package. I was going to buy it this year until I realized the vast majority of games would be in standard def, which just doesn't cut it for hockey anymore.Aaron Stilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14781380711982256236noreply@blogger.com