NHL Predictions

[Patty Smyth]

oh and this little hellraiser too

[electric_viking]

too bad they both play for the Habs, Patty.

[redhdlois]

Really tough loss for my Canucks last night......Leading the Sharks 1-0 until 65 seconds left in the game......Sharks tied it -then won in OT.......really disappointing for my boys.

lesson: we need to score more than 1 goal a game if we want to win.

[redhdlois]

Leafs vs Sabres tonight.......



followed by the Flames vs Oilers......

I am going to the Canuck/Dallas game tomorrow....my first live game in yonks....hopefully Benn doesn't score 6 pts against us : /

Kesler's 600th game......let's get a hatty !!

[electric_viking]

Didn't see the whole game but I think the leafs played better than they did Friday night. Got the two points at least. One more game before we get kadri back. At least holland had an immediate impact. Won the draw that led a goal.

[electric_viking]

Worst game of the season for my boys in blue and white last night.
Let's hope Grabo doesn't score too many goals on Saturday and stick it to Leafs Management.
Hoping for a bounce back game on Saturday.

[redhdlois]

Yeah! A win for my boys! And we scored more than 1 goal...so hopefully we are back on track....but a few tough games coming up...Chicago tonight and LA on Monday.....Daniel needs a goal tonight on HNIC for his 300th !

[electric_viking]

Sorry, my mistake. Last night was the worst game ever.
Leafs going in the wrong direction.

[redhdlois]

^ ^ ^ lol oh geez Viking.......

Well.....yet another disappointing game for my boys! We were leading against LA and we had a couple breakdowns and they tied it up with a few minutes left and won in OT......very similar to the Chi game on Friday. I am so disappointed for them...they are playing pretty well.

[Sunshyne1]

Sorry, my mistake. Last night was the worst game ever.
Leafs going in the wrong direction.

That game was embarassing.....And why did he bring Bernier in so late???

we should've had that game in the bag.

[electric_viking]

coulda, woulda, shoulda.
going to have to forget it and move on.
tough schedule ahead.

Wed, 27 Nov 2013	Maple Leafs	Penguins	7:30 PM	TSN
Fri, 29 Nov 2013	Maple Leafs	Sabres	7:30 PM	RDS, LEAFS TV
Sat, 30 Nov 2013	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM	CBC, RDS, NHLN-US
December 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results	Tickets
Tue, 3 Dec 2013	Sharks	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	SNET-O
Thu, 5 Dec 2013	Stars	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	LEAFS TV
Sat, 7 Dec 2013	Maple Leafs	Senators	7:00 PM	CBC
Sun, 8 Dec 2013	Bruins	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	RDS2, LEAFS TV
Wed, 11 Dec 2013	Kings	Maple Leafs	7:30 PM	TSN, RDS2
Thu, 12 Dec 2013	Maple Leafs	Blues	8:00 PM	LEAFS TV
Sat, 14 Dec 2013	Blackhawks	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	CBC
Mon, 16 Dec 2013	Maple Leafs	Penguins	7:00 PM	RDS, NHLN-US, SNET-O
Tue, 17 Dec 2013	Panthers	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	LEAFS TV
Thu, 19 Dec 2013	Coyotes	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	TSN
Sat, 21 Dec 2013	Red Wings	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	CBC, NHLN-US
Mon, 23 Dec 2013	Maple Leafs	Rangers	7:00 PM	SNET-O
Fri, 27 Dec 2013	Sabres	Maple Leafs	7:30 PM	TSN
Sun, 29 Dec 2013	Hurricanes	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM	LEAFS TV

Sounds like our teams are frustrating right now, eh RHL?

[redhdlois]

Can anyone explain to me how Rogers now owning the rights to all NHL broadcasting will affect us?

[electric_viking]

I don't think it will. We will still be able to watch the games we like but there will now be additional choices as they will be featuring more games.
The regional games will still be broadcast on TSN.
Sportsnet already had the rights to a bunch of regional games out west like the nucks, oilers and flames.

While losing its status as a national NHL broadcaster, the network does retain, however, a large slate of regional games, including 10 Toronto Maple Leaf matches next year. The following year, that figure jumps to 26.
TSN also holds the regional broadcasting rights to more than 60 Winnipeg Jet games through 2021, and roughly three quarters of all Montreal Canadiens games. In addition, TSN's French-language network RDS "currently has a deal for Sens [Ottawa Senator] and Habs games which we expect to renegotiate," Bell spokesperson Scott Henderson said.
Among numerous other assets, Bell owns a minority ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the company that owns the Leafs, basketball's Raptors and soccer's MLS franchise.
"In hockey, our partnerships with the Leafs, Jets, Canadiens, Sens, and Hockey Canada (including the World Juniors) remain core to our TSN and RDS TV, radio and digital properties," Bell Media's statement reads.
Telecom analyst Dvai Ghose of Canaccord says the deal certainly isn't good news for Bell, but is hardly a fatal blow.


The deal does mean, however, that the CBC will likely not be the only network to broadcast NHL games on Saturday nights. Rogers now has the broadcasting rights to air hockey games on any of its networks — whether that's on the City channels, or on one of the Rogers Sportsnet channels that comes with more premium cable packages.
For now, "the plan is to have the Stanley Cup final on CBC," Pelley said. "Our goal is to get maximum reach to Canadians."
But if a Canadian team makes the finals, "it wouldn't be out of the question" for Rogers to simulcast the game of some of its other networks, Pelley said. "We would look at that option [but] our plan is to have the finals on CBC."
For its part, the league touted the deal as good for fans in that it will lead to more options than ever before to watch games on multiple platforms, some of which aren't currently available.
"We wanted to ensure that our fans would have access to our games no matter what platform they were interested in, or what platform may develop," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. "We may be looking at things in the course of this deal that don't currently exist."

[electric_viking]

Nice win by the Canucks last night RHL. DS gets his 300th.
Leafs & the Buffaslugs tonight. I'm nervous.

[vesper]

Every night the Oilers play, I have something to do! Had I gone to see family in Ohio for Thanksgiving, I would have been able to see the Oilers in Columbus. But I choose to visit around Christmas instead. Darn!