NHL Predictions

[Dee09]

Oh well, happy for Iginla any way. And Dave

[Dee09]

Ugh not a good start to the series Habs!

[redhdlois]

Ugh not a good start to the series Habs!

Wow ! That was a shocker ! I think the Habs can win the series, but they're going to have to kick it up a notch! I don't think they expected NYR to be as fast as they were.

[electric_viking]

Go Rangers!
Would have been a much better series if Price didn't get injured.

[Dee09]

With Price out for the series, doesn't look good :-(. But I won't give up on them. Wondering if Vanek is hurt, he seems to have disappeared.

And, Go Hawks! Not a fan of Kane, but love Toews and Sharp.

[redhdlois]

My friend, will be interviewed during the pre-game tonight. They're doing a behind the scenes of CBC.

[redhdlois]

lol I guess he ended up on the cutting room floor...ironic, as he's the technical producer. They mentioned an extended version online, so will have to check that out.

[redhdlois]

Slash for the national anthem!?!!? lol only in La La Land....

[Dee09]

My friend, Glenn Weston, will be interviewed during the pre-game tonight. They're doing a behind the scenes of CBC.

Do you know if he's ok with the Roger's takeover? And will they keep Don Cherry on? just kidding around, not expecting an answer redhlois.

[Dee09]

lol I guess he ended up on the cutting room floor...ironic, as he's the technical producer. They mentioned an extended version online, so will have to check that out.

Was just going to type that I must've missed it. Will be checking online too.. uh, later. Puck dropped.

[Melissa13]

Hoping my Habs can hang on and pull out a BIG win tomorrow! Definitely need our top guys to step it up.

[redhdlois]

I should have ordered in for dinner tonight....everytime I go to do something in the kitchen I miss one or more goals.....hang in there HABS!!!

[electric_viking]

Should be the end of the HABS tonight.

In a sublicensing agreement with Rogers, the CBC will continue to broadcast Hockey Night In Canada for four years, surrendering both its financial obligation for producing the show while also foregoing all of its ad revenues, which will flow instead to Rogers.

For Dee:

The $5.2-billion, 12-year deal that Rogers Communications signed with the NHL back in November means it will assume full editorial control over “Hockey Night in Canada”, meaning the fates of on-air talent such as Bob Cole, Don Cherry and Ron Maclean is now in the publicly traded company’s hands.

You’ve likely heard about the $5.23 billion, 12-year deal that Rogers Communications signed with the NHL back in November, through which TSN and the CBC have basically been shut out of the NHL’s broadcast future in Canada.
In a sublicensing agreement with Rogers, the CBC will continue to broadcast Hockey Night In Canada for four years, surrendering both its financial obligation for producing the show while also foregoing all of its ad revenues, which will flow instead to Rogers. TVA will pay Rogers $120 million per year for French-language broadcast rights.
In TSN’s case, the deal is simply devastating. To begin with, the broadcaster paid loads of money for the old Hockey Night theme song back in 2008, and now they’re stuck playing it in front of what little hockey they’ll be permitted to broadcast for the foreseeable future. The song’s composer, Dolores Claman, would not be pleased.

TSN will be shut out of NHL broadcasting entirely, except for the regional agreements it retains for a handful of Maple Leafs, Jets, Senators and Habs games through 2021. Without NHL hockey, TSN will still broadcast the CFL, the world junior hockey tournament, a few Raptors games, Major League Soccer, some Formula 1 racing and enough tennis and golf to fill the black-hole sized void that will be left by the absence of hockey. While those sports are nothing to sneeze at, let’s face it. This is Canada. Hockey is King.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/george-s...ason-1.2566664

[redhdlois]

GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pumped for this game. Too bad Weise is out he's had a great playoff (another good player Canucks got rid of)....happy for him though.

[electric_viking]

Too bad, so sad HABS.
Come on Chicago! I want an original 6 cup final!!!!