To clarify / correct, this actually isn't a spat between DirecTV and Cablevision; it's a spat between the NHL and Cablevision. No NHL Center Ice providers are broadcasting MSG / MSG+ HD feeds (meaning Devils, Rangers, Islanders, and Sabres) outside the NY local markets even if they're carrying those channels. Very frustrating given that we actually were getting MSG / MSG+ HD for about half of last season on DirecTV before they were taken away from us. It just adds to the insult that DirecTV is (since they're legally allowed to and this spat doesn't extend past NHL broadcasts) still carrying the Knicks games in HD, for example, on NBA League Pass.