Canadian Crossing

Roy Hallady, Toronto's loss, throws perfect game for Philadelphia

When Toronto was compelled to trade its longtime ace, Roy Halladay, to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Blue Jays knew they were trading one of the game's top pitchers.

Sure enough, Halladay pitched a perfect game for the Phillies Saturday night 1-0 over the Florida Marlins. Halladay never pitched a no-hitter or a perfect game for Toronto, though he came close, especially in his second start with the Blue Jays, losing a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning.

Halladay struck out 11 and lowered his ERA to 1.99. Amusingly, I saw Halladay pitch earlier this year when I traveled to San Francisco — in that game, Halladay lost, one of 3 losses versus 7 wins. Even in that game, Halladay had great moments.

Toronto — as a team — is off to a very nice start, currently third in the AL East with a 29-22 record. And the Blue Jays have done so in exciting fashion. With the month not quite over, Toronto has hit 50 home runs in May; as a contrast, 21 of the 30 MLB teams don't have 50 HR this whole season.

Even with the improved offense, on nights such as Saturday night, Halladay is still missed north of the border.

Canadians shine in Stanley Cup finals roster

As we discovered in the U.S. coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs, especially the Eastern Conference games, Americans shined on the Montréal Canadiens roster. And yes, French Canadians excelled on the Philadelphia Flyers roster.

So because this is important — okay, I'm being sarcastic — let's spotlight the Canadian players on the two remaining teams in the NHL playoffs.

Let's start with those Eastern Conference champions — the Wales Conference trophy winners — the Philadelphia Flyers.

Danny Briere was born and raised in Gatineau, Quebec. If you've been to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and you look across the river — that is Gatineau. Simon Gagne is from Sainte-Foy, Quebec. Claude Giroux (left) is from Hearst, Ontario (ON), a heavily Francophone city in Ontario. The Flyers would not be here without Briere, Gagne, and Giroux.

Other Canadian stars for Philadelphia include Daniel Carcillo (King City, ON), Jeff Carter (London, ON), Scott Hartnell (Regina, SK), and the two Canadian Olympians — Mike Richards (Kenora, ON) and Chris Pronger (Dryden, ON).

And who could forget Michael Leighton (Petrolia, ON), the goalie who came off the bench when Brian Boucher got injured. Leighton posted three shutouts in the Eastern Conference final against the Montréal Canadiens.

The Chicago Blackhawks are led by three gold medal Canadian Olympians in Jonathan Toews (left) (Winnipeg), Duncan Keith (Winnipeg), and Brent Seabrook (Richmond, BC). Richmond is just outside Vancouver.

Toews leads all players with 26 postseason points, and set a club record with his current streak of 13 consecutive playoff games with a point.

Other notable Canadians on the Hawks roster include Dave Bolland (Mimico, ON), Troy Brouwer (Vancouver), Brian Campbell (Strathroy, ON), Andrew Ladd (Maple Ridge, BC), John Madden (Toronto), Patrick Sharp (Winnipeg), and Kris Versteeg (Lethbridge, AB).

Richards and Toews, the respective captains for their pro teams, played on the same line for Canada's gold medal team during the Winter Olympics.

CBC and RDS will carry all seven games of the Stanley Cup finals. NBC carries Games 1-2, 5-7 while Versus handles Games 3 and 4.

Richards/Pronger or Toews/Keith/Seabrook will join a select group to win a gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year. And they are all Canadian, even if the teams they play for are based in the United States.

Picture credits: Claude Giroux, Jonathan Toews.

Montréal, Calgary to play Canadian version of NHL Winter Classic

Even though Canada invented the outdoor NHL game in its current form — with the Heritage Classic in Edmonton, the NHL would have you believe that the Winter Classic is an American phenomena.

Well, all the Winter Classics have included only U.S. teams in U.S. venues, though Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium is close to Canada.

But there will be another outdoor NHL game in Canada in the upcoming season. The Montréal Canadiens — who played in that debut game in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium — will travel to Calgary's McMahon Stadium to play the hometown Flames. The Canadiens and Flames will play in the CFL stadium, home of the Calgary Stampeders, on February 20.

The Winter Classic will be on New Year's Day from Pittsburgh's Heinz Field, home of the Steelers, as the Penguins host the Washington Capitals. Yep, you guessed it: Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin. Pittsburgh played in the first U.S. game against the Buffalo Sabres.

The game will be a return to a football stadium after two baseball parks had their shot: Wrigley Field (Detroit at Chicago) and Fenway Park (Philadelphia at Boston). The baseball parks offered better sightlines for hockey fans at the game, but football stadiums (CFL and NFL) draw more fans.

Mixed kudos to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on this decision. Bettman wanted a game in Canada, but has gone out of his way to make sure Canada isn't part of the official Winter Classic. The New Year's Day game is carried on NBC and CBC. The only way this becomes legit in the eyes of the U.S. is if NBC carries the Canadian version.

If NBC doesn't take the nod, as it should, the NHL Network should step in and simulcast the CBC feed for U.S. viewers.

Canadian poutine gets international spotlight

Poutine is proudly Canadian, specifically Quebecois: French fries, squeaky cheese curds, and brown gravy.

But as we see these days, poutine is getting more looks from outside Canada's borders. A Chicago area man won a competitive eating contest, downing 13 pounds of poutine in 10 minutes. And restaurants in the United States are jumping on the poutine bandwagon.

The "Today" show even gave poutine a shout-out during its stay in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics.

For more on the latest on poutine, we invite you to read this blog entry from yesterday on the sister blog, BalanceofFood.com.

Montréal Canadiens' Cinderella run hits orange pumpkin

The pumpkin was orange; Midnight was black. Cinderella was befallen by the orange and black. For the 17th year in a row, Canadian-based teams fell short of Stanley Cup glory. And though Ottawa, Edmonton, and Calgary have reached the Stanley Cup finals in the 21st century, there wasn't a run quite like the one the Montréal Canadiens in 2010.

Two majestic upsets in dramatic fashion, the #8 seed in this Eastern Conference tournament looked like giant killers. Yet, against the #7 Philadelphia Flyers, Montréal never figured out how to stop them. I still think if Boston had pulled out that series, we would still be playing.

In the NHL postseason, sometimes you run into the wrong team at the wrong time. I was scared of Philly for Montréal's sake before the series started, and unfortunately for Les Habs, I was right.

Game 5 was the first game of the series where a game was tied. Philadelphia dominated the series, no doubts about it. The Flyers changed coaches during the season, changed goalies in the playoffs, and made the playoffs on the last day of the season in a shootout.

And now we have an Original 6 member — Chicago Blackhawks — and a second-tier 6 member — Philadelphia Flyers — in the Stanley Cup final. No Tampa Bay, Anaheim, or Carolina to be found.

NBC will carry Games 1-2 and 5-7; Versus handles Games 3-4. Ed Olczyk, who is the regular TV color commentator for the Chicago Blackhawks, will be on for both U.S. outlets. CBC and RDS will carry all 7 games of the Stanley Cup finals in Canada.

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Congratulations to the Montréal Canadiens as well as the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators for a somewhat successful postseason.

Canada had the two worst teams in the NHL this year in Toronto and Edmonton. Calgary just missed out in the West.

With free agency looming, we may see a different set of teams for next year's playoffs. Vancouver needs more courage, Montréal saw its vulnerabilities, Ottawa might need to just stay healthy, Calgary needs a centre and defensemen to go with Jarome Iginla, Toronto needs another year and more talent, and Edmonton needs Taylor Hall, the likely #1 draft pick who just helped the Windsor Spitfires win its second straight Memorial Cup.

2010 NHL Playoff results

2010 NHL Playoffs
all times Eastern Daylight
* game available on Versus in the United States

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(8) Montréal vs. (7) Philadelphia
all games on CBC and RDS
Game 4 airs on NBC; all other games air on Versus
Conclusion of Game 2 will not be shown in Chicago or San Francisco if the game runs past 10 pm EDT.
Philadelphia wins series 4-1.

May 16 Philadelphia 6, Montréal 0
May 18 Philadelphia 3, Montréal 0
May 20 Montréal 5, Philadelphia 1
May 22 Philadelphia 3, Montréal 0
May 24 Philadelphia 4, Montréal 2

(8) Montréal vs. (4) Pittsburgh
all games on CBC and RDS
Game 2 airs on NBC
Games 1, 3-7 will have full national coverage on Versus
Montréal wins series 4-3.

April 30 Pittsburgh 6, Montréal 3
May 2 Montréal 3, Pittsburgh 1
May 4 Pittsburgh 2, Montréal 0
May 6 Montréal 3, Pittsburgh 2
May 8 Pittsburgh 2, Montréal 1
May 10 Montréal 4, Pittsburgh 3
May 12 Montréal 5, Pittsburgh 2

(5) Ottawa vs. (4) Pittsburgh
all games on CBC
Pittsburgh wins series 4-2.

April 14 Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4
April 16 Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1
April 18 Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 2
April 20 Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 4
April 22 Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3 (3 OT)
April 24 Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3 (OT)

(8) Montréal vs. (1) Washington
all games on TSN
Montréal wins series 4-3.

April 15 Montréal 3, Washington 2 (OT)
April 17 Washington 6, Montréal 5 (OT)
April 19 Washington 5, Montréal 1
April 21 Washington 6, Montréal 3
April 23 Montréal 2, Washington 1
April 26 Montréal 4, Washington 1
April 28 Montréal 2, Washington 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(3) Vancouver vs. (2) Chicago
all games available on CBC
Games 1, 5-7 will have full national coverage on Versus, Game 4 airs exclusively on Versus
Chicago wins series 4-2.
May 1 Vancouver 5, Chicago 1
May 3 Chicago 4, Vancouver 2
May 5 Chicago 5, Vancouver 2
May 7 Chicago 7, Vancouver 4
May 9 Vancouver 4, Chicago 1
May 11 Chicago 5, Vancouver 1
(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Los Angeles
all games available on CBC
Vancouver wins series 4-2.
April 15 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2 (OT)
April 17 Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2 (OT)
April 19 Los Angeles 5, Vancouver 3
April 21 Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 4
April 23 Vancouver 7, Los Angeles 2
April 25 Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 2

What NBC did on its trip to Montréal

NBC has covered numerous sporting events all around the world. The network has even broadcast Canadian football with the CFL during the NFL strike of 1982, traveling to Toronto, Edmonton, even Regina.

But one highly rare occurrence recently is for NBC to broadcast a sporting event in Montréal. There was the New York Rangers at Montréal on February 3, 2008. Supposedly, NBC Sports' Dick Ebersol wanted specifically to do a game from Montréal. There was the 1982 MLB All-Star Game in Montréal's Olympic Stadium, also broadcast on NBC.

As of 1980, there aren't many examples. But Saturday afternoon, NBC had a chance to show off Montréal to a national broadcast audience. Reportedly, NBC initially didn't want to show a game in Montréal, and likely had an influence on the Game 1 telecast, as Montréal was shifted to night and Versus, so NBC could show Chicago at San Jose.

The open was a rather odd combination of promoting the movie "Splice" and the game at the same time. Though amusingly, "Splice" stars Canadian actress Sarah Polley.

Unlike Versus, NBC showed both anthems from Nikki Yanofsky, who sang at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Vancouver Olympics. The last time NBC aired a bilingual version of O Canada was 2007 in Ottawa as the Ottawa Senators were in the Stanley Cup finals. The singer that day was Ottawa native Alanis Morrissette.

We saw the crowd around the Bell Centre on a beautiful afternoon. We saw shots of street life in Montréal, and even a shot of Montréal Vieux (Old). Tres bien.

The intro pointed out that one of Montréal's stars was American, so Americans can relate? But Emrick has done this on Versus. He pointed out that the announcements will be in French and English. The opening pageantry was on display.

At several points in the telecast, NBC had a camera in the spot where the original Forum was located at Atwater & Rue St. Catherine. I was highly impressed.

Doc Emrick pointed out — as he has on Versus — that the impromptu chants from the crowd are not guided by an electronic scoreboard, but come naturally from the crowd. Emrick reminded us that 23 years ago that the goalie chant was "Hextall" instead of "Leighton" on Saturday.

At 1:07 to go in the first period, Doc Emrick read a promo highlighting the American presence of Les Habs.

"It's not quite the Normandy invasion, but with as many American-born players as French-Canadian born players on their roster, are these Habs more like French fries than pomme frites?"

McGuire exclaims "What?" In the subsequent exchange, McGuire, who lives in Montréal, spoke some French. Emrick spoke some French, but clearly with not as much expertise.

The segment was similar to what Versus did, but NBC made it clear that these were Americans — Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Hal Gill. There were more tape of times long ago than the Versus version.

There isn't any reason to think the only way U.S. viewers will watch the Montréal Canadiens if there are Americans on the team. And it came across poorly that Mike Cammalleri — who has had a tremendous postseason — gets less of the spotlight because Cammalleri is from Canada.

In the second period, the NBC crew noticed even earlier than the CBC crew of Josh Gorges' skate problems that led to Philadelphia's first goal.

If the Canadiens had scored, or even won, the Montréal crowd could have been shown off in even more magnificent fashion. What a time to not score a goal.

At the end of the wrapup, Emrick teased Ed Olczyk about having only 1 hot dog — "chien chaud" as Emrick noted — showing he knows more French than he admits.

NBC had a sense of majesty and tradition — a nice touch. There were points designed to draw in American fans that seemed a little too much. They didn't seem afraid to be there, and we even heard some French from McGuire and Emrick.

Would be great to see NBC back in Montréal really soon — maybe an Outdoor Classic at Molson Stadium (home of the CFL Alouettes). Of course, les Habs can advance to the Stanley Cup, and NBC would be back. If not, the Canadiens can do well enough next year. If all goes well, NBC should their passports up to date.

Watching Montréal Canadiens Game 4 on CBC

As promised, I am sharing my unique vantage point in watching Game 4. I taped the NBC version, and will report on that later. No, no, I saw the CBC version right from the national anthem.

I straddled the Detroit-Windsor border during the weekend, and watched the game on CBC — CBET 9 from Windsor rather than NBC 4 WDIV Detroit.

You can honestly say the CBC crew has a Canadian bias, but not necessarily Canadien. CBC aired the anthems, both of them, as they always do.

CBC would report on penalties that weren't called, something gloriously missing from the Versus coverage.

After the first goal from Claude Giroux in the second period, Bob Cole and Garry Galley, along with Glenn Healy, talked about how the problems with Montréal defenseman Josh Gorges' skate may have led to the first goal of the game.

This amazing attention to detail was what has been great about coverage from Canadian TV sources.

There were a surprising number of local commercials — simply produced — from Windsor. Even during the NHL Center Ice package, there aren't many local commercials. And they certainly didn't come from Windsor.

One missing element from CBC's coverage was during the in-between periods. After the first period, CBC had "Coach's Corner" with Don Cherry — entertaining but you don't get much analysis. After the second period, host Ron McLean interviewed former Montréal goalie and current Liberal back-bencher Ken Dryden.

McLean joked that the conservatives (Cherry) had the time after the first period and Dryden was giving equal time for the liberals. McLean and Dryden had a nice conversation, but not about the game itself.

Still, the coverage of the game during the game was better. CBC is not as weighed down by commercials and promotional mentions as Versus and NBC does. The game is the star, and that is reflected in CBC's coverage of Hockey Night in Canada, even if it was during the afternoon.

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If you watched the Saturday afternoon NHL playoff contest in Montréal or are going to watch the Sunday afternoon NHL playoff game in Chicago, and you live in the United States, you probably didn't think much of the starting time.

In Canada, there is a general uproat over the afternoon starting times, preferring games at night.

The tradition of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada might have something to do with it. And the Canadiens would have done wonders for CBC's ratings on a Saturday night.

However, NBC won't take time out of its prime-time lineup to show hockey. Well, NBC will show the Stanley Cup finals at night, but those telecasts are outside the May sweeps period in broadcast TV.

TV ratings and people spending time in bars — they suffer with an afternoon telecast.

U.S. viewers don't seem to be as concerned, but Canadian viewers have a differing opinion.

One solution used in a number of markets is to rebroadcast the game at night. Make sure people have a chance to not know the final score of the game. Carry it live and then re-broadcast.

This might not work in a bar, but taping it at home and watching it in the evening can be a way around the timing issues.

When it's playoff time, doing this might drive you nuts. You could find out the final score, and see if you watch it at night, knowing your team has already won.

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As for the game, Montréal took one shot in the second period — a very lame attempt. No shots, no goals, no wins.

Down 3-1, the Canadiens fans are asking for a miracle — again — from Les Habs. When no one expected it, the Canadiens came from behind to beat Washington. When fans were hoping Montréal would come from behind 3-2, the Canadiens came through once again.

This playoff round is different. Philadelphia has Montréal figured out, and it shows. Washington posted 0 shutouts, Pittsburgh posted 1 shutout, and the Flyers already have 3 shutouts.

I will not expect or hope for a comeback. If a comeback happens, that would be marvelous. If not, it has been a good season. But if Montréal doesn't win Monday and Wednesday and Friday, there will be no more Canadian-based teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

LIVE with Regis and Kelly to broadcast from Prince Edward Island

The daytime talk show "Regis and Kelly" normally broadcasts from New York City, but does occasionally take the show on the road. Las Vegas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Miami Beach.

Now you can add Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to the list.

Huh?

On the week of July 12-15, the TV show will do a week of episodes from Atlantic Canada, specifically PEI in its capital, Charlottetown, at Confederation Landing Park. The show plans to show off the beaches, potatoes, and seafood that PEI is known for.

"Prince Edward Island is one of the most unique destinations in Canada, and it’s a great opportunity for us to be able to broadcast from the province," said Michael Gelman, Executive Producer, LIVE! with Regis and Kelly. "Charlottetown will provide an extraordinary backdrop for our brand of entertainment talk, celebrity interviews and musical performances, and we're really looking forward to showing our viewers the island's special qualities."

The show has been to Niagara Falls in Canada on a previous trip. The other major Canadian connection to the show was when Tamara Taggart of CIVT Vancouver co-hosted for a day last August. The show had a contest to have local people co-host for a day.

But there haven't been too many opportunities for U.S. talk shows to come to the Great White North. When Conan O'Brien had his late-night show on NBC, he spent a week in Toronto. And there was the failed attempt to get Craig Ferguson to do his CBS show in Winnipeg.

The "Today" show did broadcast from Vancouver and the surrounding area this winter, but that was during the Olympics, and the Olympics were broadcast on NBC.

There is a bit of controversy since the federal and provincial governments are spending $1 million to get the show to come to Prince Edward Island. The hope is that tourism dollars, especially from the United States, will flow back as a result.

CanadianCrossing.com Prince Edward Island coverage

I have been to Nova Scotia, but not Prince Edward Island. I am looking forward to seeing a part of Canada that few talk about, even if it is from the comfort of my living room.

The Regis and Kelly program airs throughout Canada on CTV and in the United States on a syndication basis, but on most of the top ABC-owned stations.

Versus slowly warming up to Montréal?

Maybe it was Joe Beninati talking about how warm it was in Montréal, or the fact that there was a shot of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, but maybe Versus is finally catching on to the glory of broadcasting playoff games from Montréal.

While last night's 5-1 Canadiens win over the Philadelphia Flyers was the 7th playoff game in Montréal (only 5 have aired on Versus), there were signs that Versus finally gets the impact of hockey in Montréal.

There were the obligatory shots in the open — showing fans excited before the game started. There was the attempt in the pre-game to show the frenzy of the sold-out crowd at the Bell Centre. Though the creepy box featuring the in-studio analysts was an odd compromise between hearing what they had to say and showing the crowd.

A glimmer of hope hung in that Versus would finally break down and show the anthems. Alas, no. Their timidity toward showing the anthems is now insulting to both countries. The only anthem Versus showed was Game 4 before the Chicago-Vancouver game, and that intro only went to the Chicago market.

After the second intermission, the Versus crew had a segment on the impact from the player point of view of playing in Montréal. What was funny — intentional or otherwise — is that every player they interviewed — Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Hal Gill, and Mike Cammalleri — were all playing their first postseason in Montréal. There was no perspective outside the tiny bubble where Versus lives in the moment.

One extremely logical person to interview for a perspective was Montréal Canadiens assistant coach Kirk Mueller, who was on the last Stanley Cup winner for Les Habs in 1993. But Versus has tunnel vision when it comes to marketing.

The only shot of Montréal that showed any element of the city was a shot of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel next to Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral. You could tell it was the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, but there was no other context. Still, this was a sign that Versus was willing to shoot new footage of Montréal.

There were still holes in the coverage. The announcers made reference to a few scattered Philadelphia Flyers fans in the crowd. Having a shot of opposing fans is standard, especially when their team scores. But Beninati and color commentator Daryl Reaugh went out of their way to draw attention to them. This is something you do if you are the Philadelphia announcers, not someone who is pretending to be neutral.

There are still too many "bad situations for Philadelphia" scenarios in the telecast. These "bad situations" for one team are "good situations" for another. I thought Beninati would be the worse offender of the two, but so far, Reaugh is more guilty of it, at least by my unofficial count.

The announcers do a good job of talking about how loud the crowd was, though Reaugh used that as an excuse to imply that the crowd made it difficult for referees to not call penalties against Philadelphia. Of course, the penalties were justified, but this didn't concern Reaugh. Philadelphia likely gets the benefit of the doubt on its home ice, and Reaugh doesn't say anything about it.

To be fair, this has been the problem. U.S. media assumes no one watching is interested in the Canadian team. And because they push this mentality, Versus and NBC freaks out over the idea of having Canadian-based teams in the Stanley Cup final because they fear ratings will go down. If they would cover hockey as a sport, and not as a marketing tool, their ratings wouldn't have to suffer on a whim based on who is playing.

After all, a Chicago-Montréal Stanley Cup battle could be marketed as the possible revenge over the Olympics. The United States and Canada played to some good ratings in the Olympics, and NBC would have kicked butt if it had showed the first matchup, instead of pushing it off to cable (and not even in HD).

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It is all but certain that NBC will have its primary — and apparently only crew — available for Saturday's Game 4 in Montréal. Doc Emrick, Ed Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, and Mike Milbury will be along in French Canada. While NBC carried Game 2 of the Canadiens-Penguins series, this will be the network's first trip to Montréal for a sporting event in a long time.

Let's give a shout-out to WPTZ, NewsChannel 5, the NBC affiliate licensed to North Pole, New York and also serving Plattsburgh, New York and Burlington, Vermont. WPTZ is the NBC station found on cable systems in Montréal. So if are in Montréal, and can't get tickets to the game, and absolutely want to watch the NBC feed, WPTZ is the place to be.

The number of viewers in the licensed areas are not high, but Montréal and southern Quebec offers hundreds of thousands of potential viewers for NBC programming. Then again, there are Americans along the border who pull in CBMT Channel 6, the CBC English station in Montréal. Americans have an easier time pulling in CBMT since Canada still has analog broadcasting until the summer of 2011.

We realize in the NBC hierarchy that WPTZ is not as important as WMAQ-TV (5, Chicago), KNTV (11, San Jose/Oakland/San Francisco), or WCAU (10, Philadelphia). Especially since NBC Universal owns WMAQ, KNTV, and WCAU. But WPTZ is the local affiliate for one of the last four teams in the Stanley Cup finals.

Ken Campbell of The Hockey News notes that "NBC had apparently originally planned to not air any of the games in Montréal during the playoffs, but has since backtracked on that decision." Assuming this is true, NBC may be in Montréal very reluctantly. Let's hope its attitude doesn't reflect its earlier offensive, insulting position.

Hope that NBC shows off some of the charm of the fabled French Canadian city, and shows the anthems. Unless Montréal comes from behind to win this series, this is the only opportunity to showcase the city for an over-the-air national telecast. This is rare stuff, so there will be a lot of hope riding on how this turns out.

In an amusingly ironic twist, I may be watching Game 4 from a different perspective. Depending on how that goes, I'll share the details then. Hopefully, I will have a true multiple look at how Game 4 is covered.