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GDT R2G5 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-05-05 7:00pm EST NBC, SN, TVAS
KitFisto:
Went to bed at 3-2 Pens. Woke up to a nice surprise, but we've been here before.
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: KitFisto on Saturday May 05, 2018, 11:17:29 PM Eastern ---Went to bed at 3-2 Pens. Woke up to a nice surprise, but we've been here before.
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Consider this your first warning. This forum is for Caps fans that stay awake during GDT's. :wackysmile: ;)
Especially during postseason games.
Especially during Penguins post season games.
So make that three warnings. :raspberry: ;)
Mickstix:
Screwed that Wednesday tee time all to hell.. :wackysmile:
newtoCapsparty:
Okay...had to jump back on for a minute. Just watched the 3rd period on DVR. I am SO glad I did not watch the game in real time on NBC and listened to John Walton instead. The absolute silence from the color analysts after every single 3rd period goal the Caps scored was in complete contrast to their excitement after Penguins' goals earlier in the game. And the announcers dissect and analyze and replay Pittsburgh goals for 5 minutes after the play: when the Caps scored, there was no analysis (except to point out what Pittsburgh could do differently), no flowery language about how 'great' or 'special' the play was and one slow motion replay--done. Wow. Is painful to listen to/watch. Disgusting. Sorry, had to vent!
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: newtoCapsparty on Saturday May 05, 2018, 11:38:23 PM Eastern ---Okay...had to jump back on for a minute. Just watched the 3rd period on DVR. I am SO glad I did not watch the game in real time on NBC and listened to John Walton instead. The absolute silence from the color analysts after every single 3rd period goal the Caps scored was in complete contrast to their excitement after Penguins' goals earlier in the game. And the announcers dissect and analyze and replay Pittsburgh goals for 5 minutes after the play: when the Caps scored, there was no analysis (except to point out what Pittsburgh could do differently), no flowery language about how 'great' or 'special' the play was and one slow motion replay--done. Wow. Is painful to listen to/watch. Disgusting. Sorry, had to vent!
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That's been going on for years and it makes us all want to puke. They don't even try to feign impartiality. They had a lot to do with the suspension of Wilson IMO too as they set the tone IMMEDIATELY after the hit. The first words on the replay were out of Mike Milbury frantically telling everyone to "Watch the head!, Watch the Head!". Then they only showed the replay showing the shoulder hitting first ONCE, but they replayed the other angle in which you could only see head contact and not see the shoulder dozens of times. The NBC crew then played it up as a one of the dirtiest plays from the dirtiest player ever. When tables are turned it's "Just a hockey play!".
"Painful to watch" and "disgusting" is putting it mildly for sure.
There seems to be a lot of venting here when NBC broadcasts the Caps games with this crew, regardless of the opponent. When the Rangers or Penguins are the opponent they shift into a whole other level of disgusting.
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