The NBC Sports Network set a record. It might not stand for very long. The cable channel had a 2.07 national rating, its highest for an NHL broadcast, with 3,354,000 viewers tuning in to watch Chicago beat Detroit 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 Wednesday night.
Poor Eric Wedge. He's surely under a lot of stress, what with his Mariners struggling again. He very likely may be figuring he needs to start winning, and fast. But that still doesn't completely explain his complaint Tuesday that sabermetrics are to blame for big-time prospect Dustin Ackley's unexpected, upsetting, big-time slide. Wedge must be upset that Ackley's slump is so confounding the player had to be demoted the other day.
The improbable comeback is complete and the Blackhawks' season rumbles on.
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