MHF - Hockey Thread

[Montegriffo]

0-0 at half time but it's Leeds who have had the most chances. Arsenal are playing poorly. The best team doesn't always win of course but Leeds have been miles better so far tonight.

[Montegriffo]

First half match stats.
Leeds 62% possession.
shots Arsenal 4 Leeds 15
shots on target Arsenal 1 Leeds 5
corners Arsenal 1 Leeds 3

Stats don't win matches though, goals do.

[Montegriffo]

Arsenal have come out much stronger for the second half and have gone ahead after 10 mins.
Bugger.

[Smitty-48]

God bless big government and fuck the free market...

Meh, the Big Government here simply protects monopolies for Rogers and ESPN by way of the CRTC

Well, it works for some events here. League football (where the big money is) is not protected and impossible to watch live without an expensive Sky Sports subscription. F1 only gets 5 Grand Prix a year and the rest are highlights only.
Test match cricket is also not protected although the cricket world cup is.
I've not watched England play 5 day cricket since the 2005 Ashes victory.
I like cricket on the radio though.

I basically pay for cable just for the Leafs, $100/month, works out to about $1.50 per game.

Everything else on cable is basically part of my Leafs package.

[Montegriffo]

That's a similar price to the Sky Sports package.
I won't pay for TV though. I get Amazon Prime thrown in with my phone contract and have never paid for a license due to not having an address.

[StCapps]

Goddamn piracy ftw

[Smitty-48]

That's a similar price to the Sky Sports package.
I won't pay for TV though. I get Amazon Prime thrown in with my phone contract and have never paid for a license due to not having an address.

I'm used to cable tv, it's the format I prefer, I can't be bothered to jump through hoops to avoid paying a $100/month

[Montegriffo]

Arsenal win 1-0.
Second half was all Arsenal and the quality of finishing was what made the difference tonight. Leeds had more chances but couldn't convert any of them into a goal.
Encouraging game for Leeds though if they make it back to the top league next season. The whole Leeds team is probably worth less than Arsenal's top striker and we pushed them hard.

Go Leafs.

[Smitty-48]

Go Leafs.

[Smitty-48]

Matthews & Marner v. McDavid & Draistl, head to head, get hype.

Leafs better not shit the bed at home, they could get rinsed if they don't show up