ESPN+ replaced NHL.tv which existed for years and years as an out of market only streaming service. It has never been marketed as providing access to all games.
amsreg
I don’t know why people think the answer is “Yup” on the second row. ESPN+ (and NHL.TV before it) have only ever been for out-of-market games. That’s the whole reason it’s under $10/month.
I’d also love a local streaming option that doesn’t require a whole package of 100 channels, but there shouldn’t really be any surprises where this meme suggests.
If a local sports streaming option eventually comes out, it’s going to be $30+ (and I’ll gladly pay that rather than Fubo).
newt_37
This is why you and a friend who live across the country share accounts
csehusky
NordVPN w/ obfuscation servers works for me with ESPN+ 🙂
beef_cannon
Good thing for me is I live in the Bay Area so unless the Kraken are on NHL Network I can watch. I have TNT access so those are the only games I miss that aren’t on ROOT. It is frustrating though. Should add an option to pay a few extra bucks to watch the NHLN games
UnroastedPepper
I just use the poor option that I assume can’t be named.
MAHHockey
If Root (and other RSNs) and NHL network could just get on Hulu, problem solved. The Disney+ bundle has been worth its weight in gold. It’s juuuuust missing those 2 things that mean I need to get ANOTHER (really bad) streaming service to get all the games. It’s one of the few times I’m actually kinda sad a mega conglomerate was busted up a bit (Disney had to sell off fox sports when Disney and Fox merged).
mo4r-pow4
Wish I could sail the seas, but I don’t know where to look or what to trust. Radio and gamecast for me
Grimm3319
Wonder why we can’t have it on Amazon since they partially own the Kraken
PandarenNinja
I don’t understand why this is still a surprise to people. Especially at that price point. Are blackouts archaic and need to go? Absolutely. Is this the way it’s always been for streaming? Also yes.
They don’t market it as having in-market games.
IlliniJen
*slaps the roof of my car*
You can fit so many out of market games in this baby.
*smirks in Houstonian*
RepresentativeOfnone
Not to brag but both my teams (kraken&Islanders) are far enough away that it doesn’t affect me, maybe I should see if I can get wild or blues games
SomeScrub69
Unless it’s in Philly, I can watch every game (thanks to MSG), so I’m happy right now
Fred_Smythe
Why is an out-of-market package such a hard thing to understand? It’s been a thing for…27 years now? Literally the only complication is that Seattle now has a market to be IN so something gets blacked out, and if you’ve ever had the baseball version of this you know how that works.
baconrya
Same can be said for MLB TV
ziggywaterford
ExpressVPN has been working for me since the beginning of last season, only occasionally having to cycle through a few new cities.
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So fucking annoying
The single worst sports streaming service, IMO
ESPN+ replaced NHL.tv which existed for years and years as an out of market only streaming service. It has never been marketed as providing access to all games.
I don’t know why people think the answer is “Yup” on the second row. ESPN+ (and NHL.TV before it) have only ever been for out-of-market games. That’s the whole reason it’s under $10/month.
I’d also love a local streaming option that doesn’t require a whole package of 100 channels, but there shouldn’t really be any surprises where this meme suggests.
If a local sports streaming option eventually comes out, it’s going to be $30+ (and I’ll gladly pay that rather than Fubo).
This is why you and a friend who live across the country share accounts
NordVPN w/ obfuscation servers works for me with ESPN+ 🙂
Good thing for me is I live in the Bay Area so unless the Kraken are on NHL Network I can watch. I have TNT access so those are the only games I miss that aren’t on ROOT. It is frustrating though. Should add an option to pay a few extra bucks to watch the NHLN games
I just use the poor option that I assume can’t be named.
If Root (and other RSNs) and NHL network could just get on Hulu, problem solved. The Disney+ bundle has been worth its weight in gold. It’s juuuuust missing those 2 things that mean I need to get ANOTHER (really bad) streaming service to get all the games. It’s one of the few times I’m actually kinda sad a mega conglomerate was busted up a bit (Disney had to sell off fox sports when Disney and Fox merged).
Wish I could sail the seas, but I don’t know where to look or what to trust. Radio and gamecast for me
Wonder why we can’t have it on Amazon since they partially own the Kraken
I don’t understand why this is still a surprise to people. Especially at that price point. Are blackouts archaic and need to go? Absolutely. Is this the way it’s always been for streaming? Also yes.
They don’t market it as having in-market games.
*slaps the roof of my car*
You can fit so many out of market games in this baby.
*smirks in Houstonian*
Not to brag but both my teams (kraken&Islanders) are far enough away that it doesn’t affect me, maybe I should see if I can get wild or blues games
Unless it’s in Philly, I can watch every game (thanks to MSG), so I’m happy right now
Why is an out-of-market package such a hard thing to understand? It’s been a thing for…27 years now? Literally the only complication is that Seattle now has a market to be IN so something gets blacked out, and if you’ve ever had the baseball version of this you know how that works.
Same can be said for MLB TV
ExpressVPN has been working for me since the beginning of last season, only occasionally having to cycle through a few new cities.
I’ve had success with Express VPN.