Versus Coverage Terribly Biased Toward Philly...

I can't believe that this isn't out here yet.  Has anybody else noticed? After the first two games, I felt a lean toward the Philly side.  The went to the Philly crowd after the few goals they had.  They seemed to discuss things guided toward what ever the Flyers did.  I almost thought Gov. Rendell was the producer for Versus Hockey.  I was fine with this until last night.  I was expecting the same treatment when in Philadelphia.

Last night was an outrage!!  You would have barely have known the Flyers were playing the Pens.  No cameras at a Pittsburgh bar.  It was "what was Philly needing to do to get back into it"..."what the Flyers we doing wrong"...analysis of every plausible detail related to the Flyers.

It was painful to watch, other than the Penguins winning again.  It was like they were told to keep the focus off the small market team, since Crosby, Malkin, Hossa, and Fleury all demand attention at any other time.

Is Versus based out of Philly?  Is the NHL taking note on how lobsided the announcing is, let alone how bad it is?  Has the same thing happened for Dallas/Detroit? 

Time to have a voice about it. 

 The only way to continue fan interest throughout nhl markets  when one team(is heavily favored,pens) and the other is a longshot,6th seed) is to somehow generate the positive in what is unfolding. When pens won both home ice games, this was the norm setting for a team who has proven their abilities. Flyers had to take one of the first games to create a series that might talk of an "upset" possibilty.  With 2 losses on road , the pressure was then on Flyers to win at home to offset. The 3 rd loss(home) will even further cause announcers to spend 75pct of air-time on how Flyers can make a comeback. This is normal broadcasting and all hockey fans know an 0-3  comeback has happened only twice in history, thus is not really a discussion.

Accept the fact your team is the better and "should" win a 7 game series, and enjoy the fact your in state- rival big-city philly is the underdog. That is what you should gloat upon and allow the network to justify interest in an 0-3 series and probable sweep. These short, late-round series are hurting the NHL actually. But ,not the fans of the winning sides!!!!!!

If Versus wants to be a player in sports broadcasting, they have to give equal time to each regardless of how it is going.  Say, this is what the Pens are doing right, compared to what Philly is doing wrong.  The way that the broadcaster have been going it seems like the Flyers were the favorite and they are giving the series away.

It has been one sided broadcasting which is wrong in the grand scheme of broadcast journalism.  They can still make the same observations but give equal time to Pittsburgh and its fans too. 

If I was watching the first three games, it would seem like Pittsburgh fans don't care.  There were approximately 2000 fans last night sitting outside in front of the big screen at Mellon Arena.  This happens every night.  Do other people, from other cities, really know about it.

This is also supposed to be a showcase for the teams, the cities, and their fans...not a Tale of One City.