PromoTheRobot Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Take a few hours and forget about our other sad sack pro franchise. In case you have not been following the NHL, the Sabres are 2-0-1. They have outshot their opponents by nearly 2-1 but have only scored 4 goals, but Ryan Miller has only allowed 3 goals in 3 games. Also their #1 pick, D Tyler Myers is already being hailed as one of the NHL's breakout players. It's on Versus at 7pm. Enjoy. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Oooh. Thanks for the heads-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thank you for the reminder sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thanks and even better seeing my cable carrier up here has Versus where they didn't in SoCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Thx Promo for reminding me why I am friggen pissed at D*, MSG, and the NHL in general! Give me my friggen Versus and give me Sabres game in HD if I am paying for CI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Already programmed and found this in today's USAToday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 the sabres organization looks like the New England Patriots after immersing myself in the misery of the Bills the past 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Myers is easily Calder Trophy material (rookie of the year) and I suspect he will be in the running for a good share of Norris Trophies in the coming years. I hate that I get this excited about a young player but it's hard not to when you see him play. I like the direction Lindy has taken the team. They are better defensively, Miller is a rock and the offense is still good ... it's due to erupt for some goals sooner rather than later. Let's hope this will be a season like 2005-06 where they came out of nowhere. They definitely have the pieces to make a lot of noise, it's just a matter of showing up on a nightly basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 the sabres organization looks like the New England Patriots after immersing myself in the misery of the Bills the past 3 days. The sad part is they were becoming the NHL's Patriots a few years ago. But instead of keeping their studs, they bet on the young guns and that plan backfired the last two seasons. Maybe we'll see the payoff now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZC-Boston Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I did get my Center Ice 50% off since they didn't have Versus but that isn't helping me tonight. WTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I did get my Center Ice 50% off since they didn't have Versus but that isn't helping me tonight. WTF. So on the phone with them now...told them I wasn't cancelling, but my form of protest was going to be to call them everyday and B word until they got versus back.....gave me my HD service for free for a year so thats $120, CI is like $139 i think...bettern than nothing a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 So on the phone with them now...told them I wasn't cancelling, but my form of protest was going to be to call them everyday and B word until they got versus back.....gave me my HD service for free for a year so thats $120, CI is like $139 i think...bettern than nothing a guess I've been e-mailing about every other day: versus@directv.com Actually got a non-form reply last week..."call us, we would like to help you, etc..." I just told them to hurry up and get VS back. I'm afraid, this fight will be very long. If we're lucky, VS will be back for the playoffs, but I'm not counting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 It's more of a rhetorical question than anything, but could the Sabres have any better timing in doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I loved how they mentioned the Sabres are passing better than the Bills and Trent... The sad part is is that its true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 If the Sabres score another goal, they could have beaten the Browns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 If the Sabres score another goal, they could have beaten the Browns! LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I did get my Center Ice 50% off since they didn't have Versus but that isn't helping me tonight. WTF. Didn't chase them for any money. Damn Comcast owns Versus so their screwing DTV around I guess. Kinda ridiculous having to watch the Sharks opener on the internet because it was on Versus. Was looking forward to the Sabre game tonight and couldn't see that one. Should really call them and whine I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Didn't chase them for any money. Damn Comcast owns Versus so their screwing DTV around I guess. Kinda ridiculous having to watch the Sharks opener on the internet because it was on Versus. Was looking forward to the Sabre game tonight and couldn't see that one. Should really call them and whine I guess. Dish Network gets Versus. I'm tempted. Does anyone have Dish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 If the Sabres score another goal, they could have beaten the Browns! With the score at 6, it would have went into OT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTS Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Dish Network gets Versus. I'm tempted. Does anyone have Dish? I've had Dish for four years now and love it. By far the best DVR in the business. The only knock on it is they don't have NFL Sunday Ticket but they do have NFL RedZone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I've had Dish for four years now and love it. By far the best DVR in the business. The only knock on it is they don't have NFL Sunday Ticket but they do have NFL RedZone. Tivo is the best DVR in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Tivo is the best DVR in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Damn Comcast owns Versus so their screwing DTV around I guess. That's why I don't think companies should be allowed to own content AND the distribution medium as it creates unfair anti-competitive situations. It's the main reason I am anti-Bluray, since Sony owns the hardware, the movies, and the medium. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/artic...ssetId=P6220002 "DIRECTV was already paying Comcast more than any other non-Comcast distributor to air Versus — and now Comcast is demanding an overall rate hike of 20% on top of that. Comcast also forces DIRECTV to make Versus available to a much larger portion of our customer base at our own expense than they require from other TV providers — most notably, DISH Network." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 That's why I don't think companies should be allowed to own content AND the distribution medium as it creates unfair anti-competitive situations. It's the main reason I am anti-Bluray, since Sony owns the hardware, the movies, and the medium. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/artic...ssetId=P6220002 "DIRECTV was already paying Comcast more than any other non-Comcast distributor to air Versus — and now Comcast is demanding an overall rate hike of 20% on top of that. Comcast also forces DIRECTV to make Versus available to a much larger portion of our customer base at our own expense than they require from other TV providers — most notably, DISH Network." Puck Daddy Blog "The bad news is that DirecTV continues to muddy the waters in this dispute by claiming that Versus is asking for an untenable rate hike; which is a statement that's picked up by local media whenever this dispute hits home. As we reported exclusively this month, Versus has a "zero total dollar increase" proposal on the table that apparently hasn't greased the gears to end this standoff -- even if it rendered the DirecTV "rate hike" outrage moot. " So the DTV website blames Versus. Puck Daddy on Yahoo.com says what DTV claims is not true. So who do you believe? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Puck Daddy Blog "The bad news is that DirecTV continues to muddy the waters in this dispute by claiming that Versus is asking for an untenable rate hike; which is a statement that's picked up by local media whenever this dispute hits home. As we reported exclusively this month, Versus has a "zero total dollar increase" proposal on the table that apparently hasn't greased the gears to end this standoff -- even if it rendered the DirecTV "rate hike" outrage moot. " So the DTV website blames Versus. Puck Daddy on Yahoo.com says what DTV claims is not true. So who do you believe? PTR The article said: " As for the rate increases DirecTV says are at the heart of this dispute, there is a "zero total dollar increase" on the table from Versus. In other words, if subscriptions continue to grow, the amount of money DirecTV will pay Versus will not. According to the network, this proposal was presented in the negotiation several days ago and DirecTV hasn't responded to it -- despite continuing to claim in recent media reports that Versus is trying to "jack up our rates."" The "in other words" part of that says that if subscriptions grow, the money DirecTV has to pay won't. It doesn't say that the initial amount they have to pay to continue carrying Versus is not going up. In other words, if they paid $1/customer for a total of $16M last year, Comcast could still be saying, "Pay us $1.20/customer, for a total of $19.2M, but if you get more customers 6 months from now, you won't have to pay us any more." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 MY T-W guide for Versus shows "World Extreme Cagefighting"...must be some minor leaque hockey - they still can fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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