EZC-Boston Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 OK, so the Sabres are playing well and hockey is exciting again. The big question is, do I order the Center Ice package. It's $140 and I'm on the hook for it all, my roommates are not hockey fans. Is it worth the coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 If you have to ask, don't bother. Save your money (it's $129, not $140). But the NHL is fun to watch. They're finally getting it right IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Absolutely, get it. I've had it for four years now. It's a no brainer if your a Sabres fan living out of the area like myself. Much better deal than NFL Ticket imo, but i have that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 There is nothing to think about. Get the Center Ice package. It is well worth the money. Going to one game would cost about the same (two tickets, parking, concessions). If you no longer live in Buffalo and you are a Sabres fan, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I've had it since it was first available. Though watching the Sabres is not as much fun as it was when I'd get to watch Hockey Hotline on Empire after the games(damn you Rigas), it's still great. Of all the things that remind me of back home, hearing Rick Jeanneret call a Sabres' game is on the top of the list. And you're usually lucky enough to get that feed about half the time. I've always enjoyed watching the Leafs too so it''s a double win for me. Center Ice is a must if you're into the NHL, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Of all the things that remind me of back home, hearing Rick Jeanneret call a Sabres' game is on the top of the list. And you're usually lucky enough to get that feed about half the time. 475870[/snapback] I've had it for 7 or 8 years, but this is my first season with it on digital cable. It seemed that on DirecTV the Empire guys' coverage was shown in about 70 or so games per season. This season, it's only been once. I don't know if that's a result of having Center Ice on cable or if it's a result of the Adelphia/Empire/MSG mess, but I miss not watching the Empire coverage all of the time. I went with cable to take advantage of a package deal on high speed internet, phone, and of course, TV, but only because Empire went off the air. Had they still been around, I would have stuck with DTV when I moved across town last year just so I could see Empire. Like you, I really miss their pregame and postgame shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZC-Boston Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 So, wait, do I get to hear Jeanneret if I order Center Ice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 So, wait, do I get to hear Jeanneret if I order Center Ice? 475889[/snapback] Once so far this season. I imagine it'll be for home games only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 So, wait, do I get to hear Jeanneret if I order Center Ice? 475889[/snapback] You will some of the time. No data on how the NHL choses which feed to provide to CI. Over on the Sabres board they were saying that depending upon which provider you had you got either the TSN feed or the Tampa Bay feed last night (MSG feed only in WNY for that one). As for go/no go. I say GO. At a minimum, you get to watch nearly all the Sabres games for about what it would cost to take a date to one game (much less if airline tickets & hotel room are included). Best case scenario, watching Sabres, Ottawa, and other high flying teams' games, your roommates get hooked and chip in next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Best case scenario, watching Sabres, Ottawa, and other high flying teams' games, your roommates get hooked and chip in next year. 475988[/snapback] And buy the beer in the meantime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Like you, I really miss their pregame and postgame shows. 475876[/snapback] I'll tell you what I miss: Hockey Hotline on NSA. WROC-950 doesn't air the postgame show after Sabres games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Since its alway fun to spend other peoples moneys.... Yeah sure definately get center-ice. I'm not even sure why you asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZC-Boston Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Since its alway fun to spend other peoples moneys....Yeah sure definately get center-ice. I'm not even sure why you asked. 476042[/snapback] I figured people would enjoy spending my money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnboy1977 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Not sure how consistent Center Ice is, and if its worth the investment, but I do know that with other packages, such as MLB Extra Innings or College Gameday, not all games are shown. I watch the MLB during one of the free preview weekends and they showed like 1 Oakland game! Gameday only has games covered by ESPN and ABC, which is quite a lot but you are in no way guaranteed to see your team every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Not sure how consistent Center Ice is, and if its worth the investment, but I do know that with other packages, such as MLB Extra Innings or College Gameday, not all games are shown. 476315[/snapback] The only time a Sabres game hasn't been shown over the past several years was OLN's fowl-up earlier this week, and that was only for a part of the country. With one or two exceptions perhaps, virtually every game from every team is carried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 i'd get it if they had replays of the days action, but each game is only shown once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 i'd get it if they had replays of the days action, but each game is only shown once. 476420[/snapback] Get a tivo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I bought Center Ice this year. As far as listening to Rick J and Jim L, there's a lot of variables that go into which feed you get: - Home or Away - Is MSG carrying it or another game - Is the opponent local to your geographical area, and is the local regional sports channel broadcasting the game etc. More important than whether or not you get to listen to Rick and Jim, is what freakin' channel is the game on? The information channel (220) shows what NHLCI channel the game is sked on - BUT you must take into consideration who the opponent is in respect to YOUR location. For example, when the Sabres played at Tampa, my NHLCI feed was blocked, and it was carried on the Tampa regional sports channel. From what I'm reading here, It appears the NHLCI feed for the rest of the country may have been the same Tampa broadcast I was watching, but since I'm in Florida, it was on the Tampa channel for me. None of this really matters if you're home and you can just surf around to find it, but I've already managed to TIVO a couple hours of blank channel while I was away. Luckily, it was a game MSG re-ran later that night. BTW, some of those other sports channels' broadcasts teams are pretty good, and sometimes not, but overall I don't mind mixing up the broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I bought Center Ice this year. As far as listening to Rick J and Jim L, there's a lot of variables that go into which feed you get:- Home or Away - Is MSG carrying it or another game - Is the opponent local to your geographical area, and is the local regional sports channel broadcasting the game etc. 476508[/snapback] It doesn't seem to be based on home / away for which broadcast is shown on CI. On Friday, the TO/Atlanta game was in TO and used Atlanta's feed. The Pens/Flyers was in Philly and used Pittsburgh feed. Vancouver/Minny was in Minny and used the Canucks feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Get a tivo! 476468[/snapback] so im going to throw down another $100, in addition to the $130 for Center Ice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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