First I would like to thank
Captain Daniel Alfredsson,
for the winning overtime goal.

Bring “The CUP” Home, Sirs.

Now,
my letter.

May 19, 2007

Dear NBC scheduling management.

Today was the National Hockey League,
Eastern Conference Final, between the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators.

Since you have announced on TV and on your website
that you will broadcast the said game,
I have waited for this day, like a monkey waiting to be fed.

You must understand that I currently live in a town where Hockey is not a popular sport,
and for it to be shown on TV is rarer than unicorns taking a piss.

But it is a sport nonetheless, and it should be treated as such.
At least with an equal exposure along with Football, Basketball and what have you.
I am sure that I am not the only Hockey fan within my vicinity.

So since I get to watch it today,
it is to be expected that I will enjoy the privilege of seeing the event.
I expect myself to sit through the advertisements.
I even expected that I might have to hold my pee, until the players get a break
and you insert another chance to make money from the commercials.

I expected all that.

But what I did not expect is that when the game went to overtime,
you have to end the Game broadcast and show the next program,
which was the Preakness Horse racing in Baltimore.

The Hockey game wasn’t even finished!
The Program wasn’t even complete!
Why end the show?
Why would you do that?

I am sure there are a lot of Horse racing fans out there, and my best of luck to them,
But the Hockey game wasn’t over yet.

I went to my computer to listen to the online broadcast
and the game ended within the 9th minute in the Overtime period.

As much as I was overwhelmed with joy, for my team did win,
I was also blinded with an emotional anger, for I went back to my television,
hoping that you might have decided to show an event in Hockey history,
(at least the winning goal)

But what did I see?

You were showing one of the horse race jockeys, reading a paper!

A pre-show documentary about his life, and he was reading a paper.
I am sure he’s a great athlete, a nice guy and probably pays his taxes, but
you couldn’t even allot a couple of minutes just to finish the previous broadcast?

And maybe, oh I don’t know,
a little message that says
“We apologize for the horse race broadcast delay,
due to the fact that we did not know that a Hockey game
sometimes do go into overtime.”

Yes, sir!
That is one of the ways a Sports competition settle a tie.
Someone has to win.
It may go into overtime!
The game has to finish!
These things happen!

Now, I decided not to send you this letter, because,
First,
My team won anyways,
and even though I missed the actual historic winning goal,
I am sure I will see it somewhere on the internet in a day or two.

Second,
Since you picked up “Heroes.”
The most amazing television show this year by far,
then that’s some brownie points for you.

Third,
I posted it here because this is my site and I have complete control.

And Fourth,
I’m going to be busy anticipating the Stanley Cup finals anyway.

Now please, just do not do the same thing,
when the Final Hockey Championship game goes into overtime,
and you have to show reruns of “The Biggest Loser” next.

Sincerely,

Ty

Owner of this site,
And an avid Senators fan.

GO! SENS! GO!

**and Kudos to the Buffalo Sabres
for playing one hell of a season.