Montreal Canadiens Playoffs Coverage
At first glance, it looked like Hockey Night In Canada had bet on a long shot in choosing the Ottawa Senators over the Montreal Canadiens.
The decision to follow the Ottawa-Pittsburgh playoff series and let TSN take the Montreal-Washington showdown raised more than a few eyebrows. Many of them belong to aggrieved Canadiens fans, who felt this was yet another example of CBC showing anti-Montreal bias.
The wisdom of that decision — based on a belief the Ottawa series would run longer and not having to share the province with French-language RDS — won’t be judged for a few games yet. But right now it appears that CBC is a winner, mainly because there were no bad choices in this year’s playoffs.
Ratings have been strong and both Canadian networks can claim victories. The Ottawa opener drew 1.7 million to CBC, while Montreal’s first game hit 1.5 million on TSN.
Source: The Star.com
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