qwksndmonster Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 MSG broadcasts regularly miss roughly half of the faceoffs of any given game. I'm emailing them in hopes that they'll get better. It really is unacceptable and amateurish for TV in the 80s. In 2015? Please. msgnetpr@msgnetwork.com This is the text of my email: Dear MSG. I have been watching Sabres games on your network for years now, and am continuously disappointed by the regularity with which the faceoffs aren't showed. Rob Ray will be narrating a replay when it suddenly cuts to a play in progress. Faceoffs are important to show because it gives spectators a chance to see the line match ups before the play starts, and more importantly, goals/scoring chances can instantly occur afterwards. Please take steps to rectify this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Good for you. Totally agree. FWIW, my recollection of old-timey broadcasts is that there might be a very short replay between whistles, but for probably a good 10 seconds before the faceoff, you'd see the prelude to the draw. You might even have dead air. It added drama and also gave your mind a chance to rest from the frenetic action of the game. It was great. (And there was no score/time clock. You relied on Ted Darling.) Edited November 8, 2015 by pASabreFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Good for you. Totally agree. FWIW, my recollection of old-timey broadcasts is that there might be a very short replay between whistles, but for probably a good 10 seconds before the faceoff, you'd see the prelude to the draw. You might even have dead air. It added drama and also gave your mind a chance to rest from the frenetic action of the game. It was great. (And there was no score/time clock. You relied on Ted Darling.) I like this point. When they go from game action to replay back into game action without seeing the faceoff my mind is still trying to process the last few plays and I'm not focusing on the current play as much as I want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 qwk, is that the best address to send the email? MSG PR? I'm afraid your complaint would end up in the old circular file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 It was the only email address I could find on their website, and I had to go through a captcha to get it. If they bothered setting up a spam filter like that I'd hope that a human reads it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 It was the only email address I could find on their website, and I had to go through a captcha to get it. If they bothered setting up a spam filter like that I'd hope that a human reads it. But it's going to be some PR person/intern in Manhattan. It might be better to use the contact page on sabres.com. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=36376A really smart thing to do would be to snail mail it to the VP of broadcasting or producer. It's old-fashioned but carries more weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Good eye. Agree 100℅. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Tweet it. Embarrass them publicly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Somebody with some modicum of twitter cred wanna tweet it? Chz perhaps? Sizzle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Obviously MSG has taken the "faceoffs don't matter" a bit literally. Another example of analytics ruining the game. (I agree though, it's just unacceptable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Somebody with some modicum of twitter cred wanna tweet it? Chz perhaps? Sizzle? Twitter cred? Me? You have the wrong guy for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Twitter cred? Me? You have the wrong guy for that. I think he's counting trolling Mike Schopp as cred. :p Edited November 8, 2015 by ubkev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I know the editor for a Sabres blog. I'm waiting to hear back from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I know the editor for a Sabres blog. I'm waiting to hear back from him. Wow, this thing is gaining traction. I think he's counting trolling Mike Schopp as cred. :P You beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I think trolling schoop counts as cred on twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Someone needs to get Nicolas Cage for this Faceoff thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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