Pat Foley, the play-by-play announcer for the Blackhawks, went off about NBC's scheduling of his team's first-round series on Thursday night. It was great.
“The games have been tied or one-goal games 96 percent of the time so far, but this is the third time in five games that a start time of 8:42 local was mandated. I can say with certainty: Players cannot stand these late starts. Coaches cannot stand them. Most importantly, the fans can’t stand them.
So as we approach midnight Eastern, again, on a work night, a school night, a simple question — an 8:42 puck drop serves …
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And then, the NBC Sports feed cut to commercial.