I don't watch games from a fan POV, so it doesn't affect me the same. Watching live is just way better to see strategy on-ice. On tv, they continually change the camera angle, so I lose track of what's happening.
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Live is definitely more fun (from a fan’s perspective). I also find, for me, hockey was much more entertaining to watch in the mid to late 90s than it is now
Interesting 🤔
I watch hockey from the 70s to early 00s, once in a while for research purposes. I find the games so much more boring and slow tbh.
Maybe knowing it has already happened takes the excitement out?
Partly that and partly the nostalgia. I used to watch as a kid every weekend. Had my favourite players. The rivalries. Now I lost interest. I’ll watch here and there with friends but it’s not the same. Going to the game though, that makes it way funner as you said. The constant camera angle changes
And also I’m not a pro. Just a fan’s perspective
I think there's definitely something to following something constantly. If you don't keep up with who's who and how the teams are doing, there isn't as much of a connection with the teams you're watching. That makes complete sense.
I'm like that 😂. My wife watches more hockey than I do. She knows everyone and everything. She was telling me about the draft and the trades that were made last week, but I don't know who any of those people are.
That’s funny 🤣
I do a pool with friends every year and honestly I have no idea what’s going on. But it’s fun to trash talk with friends and watch a few games