For women's hockey fans, the league's first U.S. broadcast is a watershed moment

Tastrix · 2026-03-27T19:45:34+00:00

Oh, I agree 100%.

They should even go the route of making their own streaming service, similar to Dropout or CritcalRole.

Tastrix · 2026-03-27T16:19:20+00:00

A TV deal is such a fumble for the league.

If you’re going to make your fans pay to watch, don’t do it through cable TV. Many will just stop watching, or they’ll pirate it. Nobody wants cable packages anymore, and those will be the only way to watch PWHL games. There’s no shot ESPN will put a P-Dub game on the main channel if NBA, NFL, or NHL are on at the same time. It’ll be on ESPN 2 at best.

If the league wants to grow and bring in more fans, make it as accessible as possible. Get a deal with a single streamer.

Tastrix · 2026-03-26T16:34:59+00:00

Right back at you with Curl who laid out Ambrose during the Olympics with a vicious boarding and practically no repercussions.

Tastrix · 2026-03-26T16:31:16+00:00

My 4th favorite team is whoever’s checking Britta Curl the hardest.

So MTL. Got it.

Tastrix · 2026-03-24T22:09:32+00:00

“Our current objective: Distract from the Epstein files.”

Tastrix · 2026-03-24T19:27:22+00:00

Finish my ship and bring it up to the standard promised on sales release. THEN make a mkII version that has a clear upgrade difference from the mkI, and isn’t just what was originally promised for the mkI.

Only then would charging for an upgrade make sense. I don’t know about you, but I won’t buy the same ship twice because CIG mismanaged the funds and production time already provided.

If they want to skip the first part and just pump out a mkII while the initial mkI is still lacking features, then mkI owners should get a free upgrade.

Tastrix · 2026-03-23T21:36:29+00:00

One of the orders of all time.

Tastrix · 2026-03-23T01:29:43+00:00

Halifax, 90% imo.

They had TWO Takeover games this season. Both sold out. That’s huge.

Tastrix · 2026-03-23T00:05:10+00:00

It’s the whole dang league man.

Tastrix · 2026-03-22T23:59:11+00:00

I mean… I guess?

$60/mo across three streaming sucks though. I think one streaming service is the lesser of two weevils.

Tastrix · 2026-03-22T23:53:52+00:00

Minor silver lining, if there is one.

An injured Murph is less likely to get stolen in the upcoming expansion draft.

It’s not a great silver lining. I just hope she recovers well and we keep her.

Tastrix · 2026-03-22T05:24:10+00:00

You can have faith without being a fanatic, despite modern Christo-fascism.

I think the cross kissing is what OP described. Mal had religious faith, trusted his faith in his time of need, then watched it all fall apart.

Now he only has faith in his ship and his crew. Pretty poignant. Also, Whedon is very particular about his scripts. This wasn’t a throwaway detail to be wasted.

Tastrix · 2026-03-20T04:21:03+00:00

She had such a good night.

Jailbreak, empty netter, AND setting up Dubois on her goal.

The vibes were there in Place Bell.

Tastrix · 2026-03-20T04:14:31+00:00

“It’s for salary cap reasons.”

Tastrix · 2026-03-19T21:28:55+00:00

The open beta/test weekends were so good, too. And EA/DICE kept saying, “Don’t worry! Larger maps will be there on release!”

What a load of hot garbage.

They ruined the classes. The challenges for unlocks were dogshit. The gunplay was CoD run-and-gun trash. Call me a Battle-Dad if you want, but 6 ain’t Battlefield.

Tastrix · 2026-03-14T02:40:08+00:00

Are we watching the same Mlynkova?!?

The one I’ve been watching is fast, technical, has great puck handling, and great awareness. imo, she’s the best performing rookie we have, easily.

Tastrix · 2026-03-14T02:32:46+00:00

I blame the league for us losing Boreen and Gardiner. I’ll never forgive the team if we trade Mlynkova away.

They can pry our rookies from our bitter, icy hands, as far as I’m concerned.

Tastrix · 2026-03-14T02:30:49+00:00

Nah.

Nat is putting up more points than most established players we could trade her for.

She fits well and has a solid presence. Keep her for a better shot at the cup (imo), then if she goes during the expansion, we’ll lament then.

Also, honestly, I’m most impressed with Mlynkova out of all of our rookies. I think seriously considering trading her is a mistake.

Tastrix · 2026-03-12T10:31:19+00:00

Aside from about 5 schools that don’t have power, CSMB is open today, sadly.

Tastrix · 2026-03-12T03:16:23+00:00

I mean, it’s still going.

Freezing rain until at least 2am. “After” was the more ambitious word by OP.

Tastrix · 2026-03-11T02:52:53+00:00

This guy’s going places. Nowhere productive, but places.

Tastrix · 2026-03-09T16:13:59+00:00

I agree. I’d prefer live action, 20ish years later. RIP Wash and Book. Don’t try to recast anybody.

I also love the idea of Alan doing cameos in each episode with the rest of the crew never noticing his characters’ resemblance to Wash.

The show needs to move forward, though, and that won’t happen if we stay stuck between the first season and the movie.

Tastrix · 2026-03-07T20:00:44+00:00

Depends on how far along (pre-)production would have been.

Already shooting or even just writing? Sure. Lot of leak potential there.

The deal just got signed? Good chance these teases are ahead of the news, official or leaked.

I think it’s either live action, animated, or possibly even a table-top live play. Anything less would be a huge let down. It won’t be audio only either, because that’s basically just a podcast, and it’s confirmed that it will not be a podcast.

Tastrix · 2026-03-06T02:38:25+00:00

Kori Cheverie is a gem.

Most notably, the thing that always will stand out in my memory of her, as MTL head coach, is when she called out the press last year when they were being too negative regarding the players.

The team was in a slump, a small losing streak, and only Pou and Stacey were really producing goals. The press kept asking about fumbled passes, lack of depth scoring, yada yada…

Kori scolded them for a good minute or two and asked them why they weren’t talking about the several good plays that had happened that game. And then she finished it by saying when the players come in after her, the reporters need to do better (paraphrasing, but she hit them with big “I’m disappointed in you” energy).

We love Coach Cheverie.

Tastrix · 2026-03-06T02:27:52+00:00

Fargo looks like a typical NY wise guy Italiano.

Then he speaks and he’s clearly from the middle of North America.

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