These days I actually prefer minor leagues, local WHL is fantastic. I don't find the NHL as much fun to watch anymore.
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I'm in the opposite boat. I struggle watching anything below the WHL & NCAA level. I prefer to watch NHL games over all else, where the execution is at its highest level.
I saw some pretty good Tigers games this year. They were fun to watch.
Never understood why people prefer college. The game isn’t as refined and the players are less mature. Some of the best performing players in college end up as major busts when they face serious competition at the pro level. College ball is fiat.
It doesn't cost a weeks pay to see it live 😂 Actually bring there is worth a lot vs TV viewing for me.
Being there is a little overrated for me. I like being able to see all the angles on tv and the replays.
Different strokes. I like the entire live experience. Roar of the crowd. Beers in the stands with friends. It's a good time, I don't get that from a broadcast. Like a concert vs an album with music. Technically the album sounds better, but it's not the same as seeing them on stage.
I think it’s interesting how the experience at the stadium is much worse when it is a bad and boring game though. It’s like there is no in between.
Point deducted. Bad take. Unless you’re talking college game. Pro games aren’t worth the price of admission.
As a youngster I got to watch Sakic during the season he scored 78 goals & 160 points in 72 games. Swift Current, a small barn but really loud. I think that's where I got the taste for live being better.
Personally, I notice details better live than on video. Video is a nice as a replay to break down a specific segment, but when watching live I get a much better sense of what's happening overall.
I'm Swift the volunteers were seated right behind the opposition bench. You got an inside view into the game that way.
John Paddock singled me out in the 2018 playoffs for yelling too loud and I had to tone it down during the playoff series with the Pats. I took that as a compliment 😂🤣
How Node uses Nostr now.
Mute lists are public FYI
Really? How can you check that ?.
You’re serious?
Check out the client nostrudel.ninja when you go on someone’s profile you can see who mutes them
That’s good information like inverted wot
Yes. What’s interesting is that some follow and mute at the same time
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Depends on the app. Public and private lists are part of the NIP. I know Amethyst & Jumble use the encrypted versions. My public list shows 3 or 4, but my private one has like 270 npubs on it. Probably like 70% are reply guy bots 😂
This is true. Amethyst has the private one. Yeah I have a lot of the bots from the past 2 years
I think that’s why I kinda don’t like it. There’s this weird sheep vibe I feel when I’m in the stands. You like get swept into the crowd and become part of the masses. Think like they do and react in unison it’s weird. I feel that a little sometimes at sports bars too when they’re really packed for a big game and it’s a home team so there’s no oppositional side.
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.
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
Point scored here. Agreed 👍
Gotta make friends with pros, so you don't have to pay for tickets
I wish I had the opportunity. I've volunteered a few seasons in Swift & the Hat, doing on ice promotions and stuff like that. Free season tickets, and a few bucks a game to throw in the 50/50, it's a good deal.
I know some peeps. It’s a rare ask though.
Pro games are more of an ordeal too.
Ball is fiat overall. Gotta watch hockey 🏒
He has a point. But college is king for me.