Originally Posted by gpugliese

I really wish the NHL offered an uncut audio channel. IE either a couple of interesting guys mic-d up the entire game, or just adding more mics on the ice surface and broadcasting the sound of the game only, without announcers.

It'd have to be off basic cable due to the language and probably charge a premium for it, but in my opinion it'd be worth it. I can remember a few times over the past years where the announcers audio was cut out due to some tech issues, and it was great. They would definitely need more on-ice mics though.