They'll almost certainly start on the road on the 19th or 20th.
It sounds like they are going to keep most of the home games the same since the arenas are already booked for hockey. I'm thinking we open in Buffalo on the 19th and our home opener is the 21st.
Has anyone else heard the season being extended to April 25th or 26th with playoffs starting in May?
I'm checking NHL.com every day to see when GameCenter finally comes out haha... I hope they slash it but let's be honest, I'm gonna buy it either way...
Center Ice is always slashed to half price this time of year anyways?
We've got Fox Sports South down here, so any game that FSC is doing but FSS isn't showing because of a Braves game or some **** I'm still gonna get blacked out...
Sketchy feeds FTW!
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm kind of hoping Luongo gets traded to the Leafs just for the entertainment value. Either Leafs fans will complain about how much they gave up for Luongo and that contract, or Canucks fans will go non-linear because of how little they got in return for Luongo.
Either way, should be fun.
I believe I read somewhere (maybe a month ago) that the NHL is going to offer Center Ice for free this year if they solved the lockout. Might have been just a rumor though, since I've heard nothing since.
That was what many in the media said they SHOULD do. They won't do it primarily because most will still pay for it, because if you were getting it in the first place you probably are a die hard who will never leave.
As I understand it, the NHL doesn't control whether Center Ice is offered for free. That's up to the cable companies.
It honestly wouldn't surprise me at all to see Luongo land in Toronto at the exact moment that they become a playoff-capable team, then kill it in a big playoff run since he doesn't have to face the Hawks anymore, and end up with a Niedermayer-esque career finish that makes him a massive superstar in the Toronto spotlight.