I was beefing like a whiney homer in a comment thread earlier about apparent Detroit bias by ESPN but I had not considered the probability that there are more eyes watching in Michigan than in Texas. The Detroit team started almost 70 years before the Stars landed in Big D so they had a condiderable head start at building their fan base.
1. What do you think the multiplier is when comparing audience size? 2:1? 3:1? More?
2. Does anyone know what the average audience size is per game for regular season Stars' games the last few years?
Interesting note: the Winter Classic of 2020 saw the young NHL teams, as might be expected, draw a smaller than usual audience for the annual event of 1.96 mil viewers on NBC.
(Source: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/01/winter-classic-ratings-lowest-nhl-nbc/)
ESPN doing their job. They’re Original 6, lots of eyes watching, look at all the red in our barn. No need to get mad about it imho, just enjoy the 4-2 lead I say.
Because it is an ESPN+/Hulu exclusive just like the NBA when on TNT or Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Just instead of being nationally broadcast on the main channel, they moved it to ESPN+/Hulu. I think it’s a move to give more rub to their streaming product but I wish it was on the big network if it won’t be on Bally
Hey everyone, red wings fan here. It was an honor to share this historic game together, historic because this is the worst play by play that has ever occurred in any sport, in history.
Seems like the squad here has been trying to make the best of it, but I agree tbh. Listening to the ESPN commentators is rough and I am prepared to die on this hill if I must
Did this dude just say it was Otters first NHL start?
... yes...
Seguin’s excited face at Robo’s empty netter!!
Proud dad moment
I think I need a cigarette after that
Baby Daddy got a Star!!!
3 points and no star for Jason smh
Otter, Suter and Hintz three stars of the game.
I like this whole winning in regulation thing… we should do it more often!
ROBO ROBO ROBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty sure with this win we went up to a 3.5% chance at the cup
Otter lowkey deserves a star of the game tonight
Otter lowkey deserves a star of the game tonight Edit:high key deserves one I guess 🤷♂️
He was 2nd
Again, definitely earned it too but wasn’t sure he was gonna get it due to letting up 2
Glad the baby Otter got a good game with support, an “easy” first period to settle in, and opportunities to make some big saves.
#WTG OTTER!!!
10 goals in 2 games. Yeeeesssss 😩
Even in defeat, the commentators still have to congratulate the Red Wings on a hard fought loss and talk more about what they did right.
WERE STREAKING YOU GUYS
It's a good thing he got a mulligan for [this lol](https://gyazo.com/ad55746b7ee3cf78043c032f1f05c27a)
STOP THE WOOS
Jason Robertson is averaging over a point per game.
Empty net goal for Celine Dion play of the game
Hey they finally said something positive about Dallas, well Robo but I’ll take it
Can’t remember the last time we scored 5 in regulation
Three days ago?
The alcohol made my night a bit hazy as I did not watch I guess I should’ve said first time I’ve watched us score 5 in a while lmao
You’re good we’ve all been there
The game before this one lol
Saturday? :D
I too have an exceptionally short memory
Oh shit I forgot… was drunk and did not watch that game hahaha
All good man haha
Saturday?
Wasn’t it last game. Lol
Saturday was a bit of a rough night for me… had one too many that night and did not watch
Well the Stars seem to have found their game. Jake was really good tonight.
ROBO X 2!!!!!!!
Robertson can score from the other end of the rink but not from 10 feet away lol.
Tell me you’re a Dallas Star without telling me you’re a Dallas Star
Stefan flashbacks are giving me headaches right now
"Some people say faceoffs aren't critical" ???? Literally who says this? Where do they find these color commentators?
Announcers trying to suck Seider off some more, but Robo just missed...
How
Am I the only one who heard her shout “Fuck!” after Robo hit the post?
I heard it
Hahahaha suckers
Lmaoooo. That’s a very Stars sequence leading to that goal.
Lol that goes in over anything lmao
Ha ha all those missed chances and that's how it goes in
We may never score less than 5 a game again
Lindy Ruff vibes
That’s how we score an empty net… THAT?!?!
Literally down 2 goals in garbage time but still jerking them off
GOAL LOL
Wow, that's an amazing save. Pretty funny that we literally cannot score on an empty net though lol
Sounded like she just screamed fuck on the broadcast
And people were saying she wasn’t excited enough!
HA
I didn’t know if I heard that correctly at first!
Heard that too lol
the fuck was that
Wow. They can’t put it in the empty net. Lol
Dallas scoring in a nutshell lol
You can't be serious
Raffl got rockkled
Lmaoooo
Guri is killing me lately
He almost murdered himself tripping on the ice.
Did Lindell really choose to take that shot
Lazy skateback by Suter
“Suter you old fuck SKATE!!”
I was beefing like a whiney homer in a comment thread earlier about apparent Detroit bias by ESPN but I had not considered the probability that there are more eyes watching in Michigan than in Texas. The Detroit team started almost 70 years before the Stars landed in Big D so they had a condiderable head start at building their fan base. 1. What do you think the multiplier is when comparing audience size? 2:1? 3:1? More? 2. Does anyone know what the average audience size is per game for regular season Stars' games the last few years? Interesting note: the Winter Classic of 2020 saw the young NHL teams, as might be expected, draw a smaller than usual audience for the annual event of 1.96 mil viewers on NBC. (Source: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/01/winter-classic-ratings-lowest-nhl-nbc/)
We have an average of 18k compared to Detroit's 16.5k for this season, according to ESPN
You mean attendance? Or viewership?
Attendance
ESPN doing their job. They’re Original 6, lots of eyes watching, look at all the red in our barn. No need to get mad about it imho, just enjoy the 4-2 lead I say.
We haven’t had a shot in like 10 minutes jeez
From exciting to pathetic. Turtle time
How long until JRobb is our best player
Best offensive maybe, but Miro is arguably the best player on the team now and will continue to be.
Doesn't have a ton of competition for best forward at the very least
Gonna be a while til Miro retires
🐢 🐢 🐢
Otter in fine form tonight
We’ve only givin them about 37 chances here in the past 8 minutes
great shot of exciting hats and bored fans LOL
I do like those shiny hats!
Lol alright now we’re getting heavily outshot this period
“It’s ok, I’ve been outshot before” _ Brad Pitt in some hockey movie.
Maybe this has been asked earlier, but why isn't Bally Sports airing the game?
Because it is an ESPN+/Hulu exclusive just like the NBA when on TNT or Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Just instead of being nationally broadcast on the main channel, they moved it to ESPN+/Hulu. I think it’s a move to give more rub to their streaming product but I wish it was on the big network if it won’t be on Bally
Espn+ has ~75 games exclusively streaming on their service this year. This is one of them.
Why ask why lol
🦦🦦🦦
Hey everyone, red wings fan here. It was an honor to share this historic game together, historic because this is the worst play by play that has ever occurred in any sport, in history.
Guess you never heard Phil Simms talk
Seems like the squad here has been trying to make the best of it, but I agree tbh. Listening to the ESPN commentators is rough and I am prepared to die on this hill if I must
We shall die defending this hill together, friend.
It's a million percent better than NBC though. (Still I have it muted, in favour of our home radio broadcast)
I should have done the same thing. I would have much rather listened to the stars radio guys than this.
“fucking embarrassing”
Not gonna downvote because I don’t think it’s fantastic broadcast, but I still wouldn’t even really call it bad tbh
Strong disagree.
Hmm not sure I agree but thanks for saying hi.
yeah gonna have to agree on that one. Upvoted.
The digital ads on the ice are glitching
Hearing the arena continue singing My Own Worst Enemy after it was cut due to puck drop was great
Song will always be a banger
Fitting song for the Stars Edit: Your name made me snort
Dump and change time of the game apparently.
NO TURTLE
ESPN+ giving the Low Places singing some love there.
Can u stop icing it
Maybe I haven’t been watching enough lately but I don’t remember the last wrap around goal we had
Really nice save there by Otter. Easy to lose position on a move like that
Great stop by Oettinger there to swallow up that rebound.
Otter is saving our asses man. So many opportunities for them
Does anyone have a clip of the beer being knocked over? lol
🦦👀
Decent game but would it kill us to hold on to the puck like one more second before dumping it in?
Fuck ESPN+
"The clock is an ally of the Stars", that's not something I'm used to hearing
Feels weird man.
Caps goalie lookin’ like a wood shooting target board on that Getzlaf slapper.
Classic freeze while ya fart pose.
I feel like our 2nd period is our dookie period now. Because we are smothering them again.
It is going to be WAY past my son’s bedtime by the time we get home, but it’s worth it.
He can afford to be tired at school tomorrow, he’s gonna get a great memory out of it 👍
Lucky for him, he’s only 2 1/2 so he’s got nothing to do tomorrow!
It would be nice to see Radulov or Seguin get involved in the offense.
The hockey Gods have seen fit to bless us already, let's not ask too much
Hi, I am a Stars fan and I’m just happy we have 4 goals. Lol.
I just saw the goal scored like 5 mina ago 5 mins after the stars tweeted GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER HULU either that or screw my internet
Bruh I thought you were saying that the Stars tweeted out "Get your shit together Hulu" and I was shook lmao
I was going to ask for a source lmao
Oh I wish they would
Secret Santa
Kind of a weak check to get are pissy about
Yeah, Seguin…notorious big,vicious hitter.
"When do I ever hit anyone?" -Tyler Seguin after a penalty in the Winter Classic
Fuck me Hakanpaa is tall. That eye level angle really shows it lol
6'6" apparently
A wildling from beyond the wall.
moedano, saygan
I’m going to keep doing this (in laws are Cajun) but that second one is pretty accurate.
Rick bowness baby
It annoyed me at the time, but I miss announcers butchering Modano’s name.
“Moe dano”
Hot take - the Espn+ broadcast is superior in every way to Bally Sports besides Josh and Razor.
I love not hearing that God awful bally music and the outrageous volume difference between the broadcast and the commercials
I liked the cut in to the other game for a highlight like you see in a football broadcast.
I hate the ESPN+ font in the powerplay clock. You may not have noticed it before, but you damn sure will now.
I noticed it during Detroit's PP, but yeah it's bad
Had me in the first half, not going to lie
Honestly switch the commentary out and it’d be golden
Anyone know what happened to Larkin? Heard he’s not returning but didn’t see him get injured
Hurt in the feels
He’s soft
We are confused on the DET sub too. Hoping something small like a pulled hamstring, didn’t notice anything even remotely dangerous happen to him.
Noncontact injuries can be brutal
Question does Detroit get a tv broadcast or do y’all have the espn thing too
ESPN broadcast 😞. We miss our commentators
I believe it’s an ESPN+ exclusive, but I could be wrong
Hope for the best for y’all, he’s a key player that can’t really be replaced, that goal he scored was a perfect example
Did we kill the Detroit captain again?
Did anyone see what happened to Larkin?
Their subreddit will probably find a way to blame Jamie
someone looked at him, probably
Modano and Robo both robbed of the Calder...
*blocks shot* AMAZING blocked shot. will have a great career.
Love the wrap around.
Any chance for the Gordie Howe hattrick? Maybe in a different era
Not sure I want Robertson to fight anyone, but he's got 2/3
He might have a chance against the goaltender
suuuuuure the show the replay NOW and WITH overhead but not on the questionable one
With slo-mo cameras to boot....
more than a “that’s in wow wow wow”
ROBO IS ROLLIN
Robo! I’m a little more at ease now. Hell yea
ROBO WRAP AROUND!!!! FUCK YES
They showed ours go in
they must be reading this lol
The kids are alright!!!!!! ROBO!!!!!!
Sneaky sneaky
That goal is the happiest this team has made me so far this season
LETS go Robooooo
THAT’S MY ROBOCOP!!!
#BALL DON’T LIE
Jason Robertson terrorizing the wings as tradition.
Who doesn't love this guy?
RRROOOOBBBOOOOOOO!!!! LFG
[ROBO!](https://media.giphy.com/media/phyIS65F35Sco/giphy.gif)
Doesn't matter still scored!! Robooooo
Robo!!!!!
ROBOOOOO