Can ESPN Be Better?

 In the past few years, hockey has made its return to ESPN. In the beginning we all thought this would be great for the sport, but we might have been wrong. ESPN is the largest sports broadcaster, and everyone knows about them. The company tends to treat hockey like they do not even care about it. I read a lot on social media how the broadcasting team for regular games during season is just lackluster. It kind of seems like people are always complaining about it. During intermissions, people seem to enjoy the intermission shows, so they have that going for them. Another thing that bothers the public is how ESPN prioritizes other sports over hockey. For example, during a recent playoff game ESPN showed a split screen game of the playoff game while also showing a blowout game occurring in the MLB. This angered a lot of fans. People were calling for ESPN to move either of the games to their secondary channel, EPSN2. They did not listen and waited for the MLB game to end to show the hockey game at full screen. I understand there are contract, but can't they work something out? Moving forward, it would be nice to see EPSN get some true knowledge for regular season games for the NHL. That will help viewership as well as growing the game. It would also be lovely if ESPN can figure out how to prioritize important NHL games and give them the spotlight they deserve. ESPN finally has a contract back with the NHL, they should be trying to maximize any opportunity they have to display the game. ESPN needs to be better.

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