Please Explain

I'm trying to figure out why I can't watch the NHL game tonight between the Predators and Canucks on the Versus Network. On DirecTV, the game is blacked out in my area, I assume because I'm considered in the 'local market' (even though I am five hours by car from Nashville).

At the same time, I have no problem picking up the Grizzlies-Thunder game on TNT, even though I live less than an hour from Memphis.

It looks like the Canucks are going to wrap up the series tonight, but I still would have liked to see it.