AlMacD

I can only check Hungary, but by the looks of it only Fans First and Restricted View Category 3 have sold out so far. Regular Category 3 and all the more expensive categories are still showing as available options. FWIW, I thought the ticket buying process was fairly simple - with one exception. My original basket timed out after I'd clicked 'Buy Now', but before I'd accepted Ts&Cs or chosen/entered a payment method (originally you were supposed to have 15 minutes to check out, but this was then reduced to 5 due to a high number of users attempting to access the site). To be honest, 5 minutes would still have been enough time - that was on me for fannying around. Timing out meant I got logged out and then my access codes for the two games I'd been trying to buy wouldn't work for upwards of 30 minutes, with the interupted order sitting on my account as 'In Progress' (and - weirdly - stating that it had been paid). It sounds like people were unable to re-use an access code for varying amounts of time, including some who got back on signficantly quicket than me. I didn't try closing the browser and restarting, which other people seem to reckon worked for resetting their codes. Once the original order changed to cancelled I was able to get back in for tickets to those games - but there's no option for you as a user to cancel it yourself. The short version is just don't let your basket time out. There weren't really any repercussions for me, as I got the same tickets anyway once I could eventually get back in. The stakes in terms of pricing/availability will obviously be much higher tomorrow though.

I'm assuming that the TV room (next door to the media room) is intended as the primary camera location, given that it's got a sight line to the nearside corner flag marked on that plan? One of the other planning docs also appears to show a different window setup for that room, which looks like it would allow them to fully open without restricting the movement/field of view of a camera. https://publicaccess.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/online-applications/files/FE5C5A46CD085C09EEAD73AA986AE33C/pdf/22_00589_APP-APPROVED_-_General_Elevations-1027039.pdf

https://twitter.com/VoiceAyr/status/1573016166334926848?t=4J0a-RF4KrRlr1U_beLC_g&s=19 Don't know if it also answers the Raith game, but that was in response to a question about him being out of last night's squad.

Pretty sure the blackout rules changed towards the end of last season, meaning that you could watch games (those which had been shown on Premier sports) as soon as the live event had finished - rather than having to wait 48 hours as had been the case previously. Unless that's been changed back for the coming season then it pretty much removes the issue of blackouts (as long as you're not wanting to watch the games live). That change is particularly handy during the playoffs as Premier Sports always shows about half of the first round games and almost every single game from the later stages. Was able to watch all the Sharks' playoff games the morning after and there's a single option on the app to turn off all scores, so you don't spoil the result when selecting which game to watch.

But Vlasic is still out. Even if Sharks win game 7, they're not going anywhere if he's out long term.

The Sharks have absolutely dominated the Kings for 4/6 periods so far. No idea what's wrong with the Kings, or if getting back to home ice will help them fix it, but the first two games have been a lot of fun.

Goes back to whether you buy into the whole "advanced" stats side of things I guess. Though personally, even without getting into that, I don't think routinely getting outshot is a recipe for long-term success.

They're one of the worst possession teams in the league, so it's not exactly a huge surprise. Unfortunate time to hit a slump though.

The Leafs put up one of the worst performances I've seen all season against the Sharks, sandwiched between beating both the Ducks and the Kings, which I have to say was rather good of them.

Especially given that the one goal came from the second unit. Hopefully Thornton and Boyle come back rested after the Olympic break, because it's been painful to watch them with the man advantage for quite a while now. Not to mention that Boyle in general has looked in need of a break ever since coming back from injury.

It's a pain in the ass. Though last year I suffered through it in the regular season, and then bought PS for the playoffs, which wasn't too bad for just a tenner extra. I'm lucky this year though, as no games seem to be blacked out in France.

Sharks at the Kings tonight, will definitely be getting up to watch that one. Hopefully the Sharks will have the edge with the Kings having played last night, but it would be good if we could get a few players back from injury as the lines are looking kind of thin.

I think it's still Premier Sports who own the rights to showing NHL games in the UK. Early signs seem to be that it was precautionary rather than anything serious, but then teams aren't exactly forthcoming with injury news. Burish, for example, has been out with "minor scrapes and bruises" since early in pre-season, so who knows.

Great start for him, and he always seems to be enjoying himself on the ice. He couldn't have asked for a better chance when starting his NHL career - on a line with Joe Thornton and Burns (who also tend to avoid the opposition's top line and get plenty of offensive-zone starts). He's being given every opportunity to do well, and hopefully he can carry on his great start over the season.

Well, they lost in the end, but I thought they had a pretty good run given the way the season looked to be going in Feb/March. The collapse at the end of game 2 was the killer, but overall I wouldn't say they looked mentally weak. Credit to the Kings, who really improved over the last 3 games, and of course Quick was great throughout.