So "The Road to the Winter Classic" is on Epix.
Epix.
Epix.com
It's not a channel that Comcast/Xfinity offers.
I'm watching the game anyway, but I'd be all over the lead up series if I could fucking watch it on my television.
Can't NESN get rebroadcast rights?
I can see last year's shows on NHL network. But not the ones promoting the NHL's biggest regular season game of this year?
I believe they make the program free last year because of some of the same concerns.
So it's a huge pain in the ass that this is on EPIX. And the NHL is doing a horrible job of promoting it. It's really a shame that they don't do 24/7 on HBO anymore, which was a remarkable production and great TV. Leave it to the NHL to screw up an easy win (although I'm sure there were business factors involved).
That said, I watched episode 1, and it was ok. Better than Behind the B, not as good as 24/7. Got some good Claude behind the scenes, a look at Z on his days off, Bergeron's new baby, and then a bunch of game action. Subban acquits himself well, and Pacioretty seems like a real douche, to be honest.