NBC blames technical difficulty for why a Maple Leafs fan’s head kept blocking play

Fans who watched the third period of Sunday’s Game 6 between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs were so annoyed with how one fan’s head kept appearing on camera and blocking play at crucial moments.

And now we know why that darned head kept doing that – NBC had some issues.

The Boston Globe has the details:

Reached for comment Monday morning, an NBC Sports spokesman said the camera that was partially blocked by the fan’s noggin was not the usual one the network uses in that situation.

“Technical difficulties prevented us from using the main game camera for a period of time towards the end of the game,’’ the spokesman said. “The replacement camera had a slightly different perspective.”

Yeah, the replacement camera did have a different perspective and it wasn’t a good one:

Would love to watch the game @nbc but some #TorontoMapleLeafs fan’s head is in the way. #Bruins #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/SYBDAG1Mqt

— Nate Felkel (@nfelkel1) April 21, 2019

Would be great watching the @NHLBruins game if this @MapleLeafs fan's head wasn't in the way. @NBCSBoston pic.twitter.com/Dfq8eVZsq9

— G A Di Gregorio (@artifactscholar) April 21, 2019

@NHL @NHLonNBCSports What's up with this broadcast feed and angle. Got a fans head in the way during the entire 3rd period. Might want to adjust that for viewers in the future. #Bruins #mapleleafs #nhlbruins #NHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/nCdG74Q57j

— Dan (@DanJGaetani) April 21, 2019

Hopefully this doesn’t happen again.

Especially in Tuesday’s Game 7.