Tom Feuer: Let them eat cake
Inside the Kings —
... producer Tom Feuer, who said the broadcasts aren't going to change. Feuer basically gave an ``Oh well'' response to the widespread complaints, while noting that ratings for the ``Rinkside View'' games are substantially higher than last season.
``I'm going to get killed for this," Feuer told the Register, ``but if these people truly don't like 'Rinkside View,' then don't watch.''
Well, I think you have your directive!
Here's the full entry from the Register: Upon further review ... 'Rinkside' not going away
Rinkside View Continues
Kuklas Korner —
... producer for FSN, has been the target of a majority of angry hockey fans who don’t care for the network’s unorthodox broadcasts of selected Ducks and Kings games this season.
Yet after meeting with representatives from both teams and reviewing the ratings for the games, Feuer has not been dissuaded from continuing the “Rinkside” telecasts.
He said the ratings for the games have been up despite continued negative feedback.
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I watched the first Rinkside View broadcast and thought ...
Puck Headlines: The Blues offer fans mortgage bailouts
Puck Daddy —
... AHL. Mark Messier comes out in favor of face masks in the NHL. Sure, after your mug has already retired. Seriously, that's a face only Madonna could ... never mind. [Toronto Star] Terrific rundown of the NHL injury policy controversies from the New York Times. [Slap Shot] Some call it unorthodox, others call it annoying. Whatever the case, FSN is keeping the "Rinkside View" on Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings games. [Ducks Blog] Finally, from the NHL, here are the New York Rangers from the upcoming Men's ...
Monday Night Ice Water Cooler...
The Program —
... way over the next month as I am working an early morning job that lets out later in the afternoon. I wanted to thank some of the best bloggers out there...so with simple means....let's get to what has been out there today. What Is Out There -- Messier builds the case for mandatory masks. -- Worst month ever for Mike Van Ryn? Maybe. -- Devils may be bad but Doc Emrick never is! -- Rinkside not going away folks....sorry!!!! -- Luongo makes early statement for the Vezina. -- HHOF in ...
More Morning Skate: A Rinkside View Fans Don't Like
Slap Shot —
... what producers call “a transition point” so fans no longer lose where they are on the ice. They plan to bring in the robotics when there is more concentrated action in the offensive zone, such as on a power play, which a number of teams and national broadcasters have done for years with some success. Feuer has been most criticized for trying this approach (which was also tried in the early days of ESPN2 in the mid-’90s) and admits he erred in telling the O.C. Register this week that fans who didn’t like Rinkside view shouldn’t watch it . “I’m not different from the ...
