NBC travels north of the border, again

In the first time since the 2007 adaptation of "Heidi," NBC carries an Ottawa Senators game. The network makes its first appearance in Ottawa since ... since ... who knows.

I made a point last year that NBC hadn't been in Edmonton since the Eskimos were on during the NFL strike in 1982. Well, it's possible that the Ottawa Rough Riders were on back then. But I have no proof one way or another.

NBC will carry Games 3 and 4 from Ottawa. Since the May sweeps period is over, there should be no reason for the network to switch or do anything damaging to its already distorted image.

So let's see both anthems and plenty of shots of Ottawa. Let's showcase Canada's capital on NBC. But if I were watching in Buffalo, Detroit, Seattle, etc., I still might watch CBC, just in case.