tomh009 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 How many people are subscribing to The Athletic? Is their Habs content good enough to make the subscription worthwhile? The Gazette's stories really aren't that great any more, in my opinion. Too many live blogs and not much in-depth content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 My guess...not many on here subscribe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I don't subscribe personally but I have access through PHR. The postgame coverage is the GBU articles from Mitch Melnick that we used to link on the site until he joined them. There's a weekly prospect article with video breakdowns, a bit of coverage on Laval (I find those articles are inconsistent as their writer gets pulled onto Hab duty regularly), plus one or two other daily articles and a podcast every so often. It's not bad overall, not to mention that you get access to the rest of the site (other NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, etc). If you're interested in seeing for yourself, I think they have a free one-week trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 PHR? $36/year is not so bad, if the content is good. I saw the trial, but wanted some feedback before entering my credit card info there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I subscribe. I think its great cause I really like Basu, Godin, and Dumont who are the regular Habs writers. All three are top notch in my book. The melnick stuff is meh. The mitch Brown prospect coverage is really good. You get the occasional Lebrun column too, but he covers the entire league as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: PHR? PHR = Pro Hockey Rumors, the other site I write for. That site has an Athletic subscription. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I subscribed this year. I do not get time to read everything, but when I do and usually like it. The in-depth team by team analysis, prospect reports and some interviews have been good reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I've been on The Athletic for about 2 months now and I have to say it is well worth the 36$ per year. Really good articles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 C$2.40/month (US$2/month) for Cyber Monday: https://theathletic.com/checkout/?plan_id=45&pc=cm2018email&curr=CAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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