Paul Bissonnette Makes Interesting Suggestion To Make Games More Fun To Watch For Fans
The Spittin' Chiclets podcast co-host and former NHLer Paul Bissonnette made an interesting suggestion to make the games more fun to watch for the fans.
Paul Bissonnette and the boys over at Spittin' Chiclets are often discussing ideas to make the game more enjoyable, and this new idea could very well work if it makes its way to the people who have the power to make such a decision.
Indeed, in the latest Spittin' Chiclets episode, Bissonnette talked about something that TV viewers must deal with every time they watch a game: ads.
Three times per period, players and viewers are forced to take a break to present TV commercials.
While some would argue that players and coaches make the best of these timeouts, using the time to plan and recuperate,
Biznasty talked about an idea he had to make the games more enjoyable for fans: reduce the number of TV timeouts and make them longer if the NHL has to for financial reasons.
Here's what he said:
"Enough with the TV timeouts. Reduce them. I think right now, we have three TV timeouts per period. Sometimes, the way they're scheduled, you'll have one, and then a minute and a half later, there's another whistle, and they go to another TV timeout. It's brutal. It's like going to an NFL game."
"Oh yeah, but the commercials, the amount of money you make.' Buddy, make the intermissions a little bit longer. Give people more time to grab a beer. And then, when the game starts, you're f-king dialed in, and it's moving."
"And then some people say, 'Oh, we don't come to watch the fourth liners. The breaks give the top guys more time to rest.' Shut the f-k up."
It'll be interesting to see what happens with hockey broadcasts, with all the changes in traditional TV set to go down in the coming years.
