nobody Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I heard they've done away with it for good. They only want one outside game, the Winter Classic. Canada isn't going to like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 You could luck out and have the Avs be one of those teams that we play twice next year. I still want to know how they determine who those 3 teams wind up being. I have also wondered this... does anyone know? It has to be some sort of even rotation, I'm sure......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I have also wondered this... does anyone know? It has to be some sort of even rotation, I'm sure......? Just for structure, I wish they'd go the NFL route and have them play the 3 teams from the opposite conference that all finished in the same position. It definitely doesn't work that way though since we played both Chicago and Columbus last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I have also wondered this... does anyone know? It has to be some sort of even rotation, I'm sure......? IIRC, when they 1st started setting it up they said that those games wouldn't be on an even rotation - so that you'd get traditional rivals like Detroit and TO playing each other 2x more often than other games would occur. I'm too busy to verify whether that's held or not. And I kind of like Shrader's idea for how to work those games into the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Just for structure, I wish they'd go the NFL route and have them play the 3 teams from the opposite conference that all finished in the same position. It definitely doesn't work that way though since we played both Chicago and Columbus last year. Well, you couldn't do that because it wouldn't guarantee an equal number of home and away games. Good thought though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Well, you couldn't do that because it wouldn't guarantee an equal number of home and away games. Good thought though. You must have misread that. They currently play 18 games against the western conference. That's a game against all 15 teams and then 3 more against random opponents. 18 games total, 9 home, 9 road. All I'm talking about is how to actually determine who those three additional games are against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 You must have misread that. They currently play 18 games against the western conference. That's a game against all 15 teams and then 3 more against random opponents. 18 games total, 9 home, 9 road. All I'm talking about is how to actually determine who those three additional games are against. Right. What I meant was, if we use next year as an example, Buffalo would play the three extra games against CHI, MIN, and PHO. How do they guarantee to alternate home/away for the other 12 Western Conference teams while keeping the total home/aways against the West even? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Right. What I meant was, if we use next year as an example, Buffalo would play the three extra games against CHI, MIN, and PHO. How do they guarantee to alternate home/away for the other 12 Western Conference teams while keeping the total home/aways against the West even? Are you trying to overanalyze this? In your scenario, they play Chicago, Minnesota, and Phoenix both at home and on the road (6 games total). Then those 12 remaining games are split in half, 6 at home, 6 on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Are you trying to overanalyze this? In your scenario, they play Chicago, Minnesota, and Phoenix both at home and on the road (6 games total). Then those 12 remaining games are split in half, 6 at home, 6 on the road. Haha. Yes, I understand that. I'm just saying that there may not be a way to guarantee that the site of those 12 remaining games alternates from the previous year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Haha. Yes, I understand that. I'm just saying that there may not be a way to guarantee that the site of those 12 remaining games alternates from the previous year. Ahhh, I see where you're going there. I guess they just have to setup a rotation of their own for the three games that rolls through different teams each season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Last year it was the day after the BOG meeting. The BOG meeting is today so maybe tomorrow? I did hear that the Winter Classic will be in Philly, vs NYR. No Heritage Classic this year. FWIW: HockeyBreak The NHL 2011-2012 schedule will be published by the @NHL between 2-3PM Eastern tomorrow (Thursday, June 23) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Told today ALL Sabres games will be on TV. Even the one's in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Told today ALL Sabres games will be on TV. Even the one's in Europe. I'm guessing the Europe games are only on the NHL Network - maybe local markets get to simulcast that feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frissonic Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Told today ALL Sabres games will be on TV. Even the one's in Europe. awesome. perfect excuse to work half a day and sneak out at 10. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 50 more days until the opener! 32 until preseason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 MSG is making a special about the Europe trip. They have 4 guys following the team around. Should be cool. #TYTPegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 TWO days til preseason. TWENTY days til the Regular Season starts. We need a Drooling Smiley. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I just heard about this. Someone claiming Ted Black mentioned this recently. Can anyone confirm this? I'm guessing they're using the TSN2 feed for MSG if this is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I just heard about this. Someone claiming Ted Black mentioned this recently. Can anyone confirm this? I'm guessing they're using the TSN2 feed for MSG if this is true I did hear Ted Black say that - might have been on WGR or maybe the Twitter lunch hour they did or maybe both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Didn't know which Europe thread to put it in, but... The TV schedule shows both Europe games live on the Center Ice channels. My question is, don't they usually give a two-week free trial to all viewers at the beginning of the season? (I didn't order Center Ice this year because I'm moving soon, but I was counting on the two free weeks to at least catch a couple games, including the home opener...) The TV schedule also has the Anaheim game on NHL Network on delay starting at 4pm EST Friday. I didn't see the Saturday game on the NHL Network schedule at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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