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Throwawaydontgoaway8 t1_jd5mlmx wrote

A travesty of a year for the nhl

-ads on the boards that everyone hates and hurts to see

-blackout restrictions making it almost impossible to watch even 2/3 of games unless you have cable, the nhl network, and pay for espn + streaming

-bettman saying digital ads on boards make fans enjoy game more while at the same time coming out with a report that viewership is down 33% this year

-the pride night controversies

-and now the players and anyone buying new jerseys will get $300 jerseys that rip or melt within a year

I love hockey. Am a huge goddamn fan. Literally forced into pirating games and buying second hand older jerseys. I’m not sure how to maintain this trajectory except as a die hard

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ChronicMaster912 t1_jd4x5gv wrote

That makes 4/5 of the major North American leagues now they get a cut of one way or another.

NHL will be straight up Fanatics.

MLB, NBA and NFL are technically under deals with Nike, but it's Fanatics manufactured jerseys. Nike just slaps their logo on it. So the quality is still shit.

MLS is the only one that bucked the trend going with Adidas (can't comment on their quality kit)

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bakerzdosen t1_jd4j2h7 wrote

That’s the thing though: NOW (or maybe better said: post competition) she’s has seemed like a fantastic human being - or at least a decent above-average one.

That’s why my memories of her frustrate me: either I got it entirely wrong or she has changed a lot.

It’s probably a combination of both though. And I have a tough time judging someone for not being very good at being famous - especially in their 20’s…

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Homers_Harp t1_jd4d1hf wrote

Her career for me was one of continuously-increasing respect from me. I mean, she kept beating my favorite players until I had to acknowledge just how great she was.

Plus, late in her career, a buddy and I were walking around Aspen and spotted her hitting with a partner on an outdoor court. Seeing her in person, crushing the ball over and over while clearly not even trying was something to watch. Eventually, the guy she was hitting with messed up and she immediately waved and said “hi” as if she had been waiting to be nice the first instant she could stop hitting.

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