2017-18 Tampa Bay Lightning schedule released

[TheDaysOf 04]

the tampa bay lightning announced their 82-game regular season schedule for their 25th anniversary 2017-18 season today. The lightning's season opener will take place on friday, october 6 as the bolts host the florida panthers at amalie arena.

tampa bay will host the 2018 nhl all-star game during the weekend of january 27-29. The league's mid-season showcase will take place at amalie arena and will include the nhl all-star skills competition and the nhl all-star game.

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[Bolto]

An 8 game road trip and an 8 game homestand.................WTF?

 

[LightningStrikes]

The Bolts will play 13 back-to-back games in 2017-18, including two in which both games will be hosted at AMALIE Arena. The Lightning will play a total of eight times with both back-to-back scenarios being played on the road and three times with the contests being split home and away.

Two B2B at home, eight on the road, three split. "Fair".

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Two B2B at home, eight on the road, three split. "Fair".

That's what happens when you put two Florida teams in a division with 6 NE teams... sigh.

 

[These Are The Days]

God being in the Atlantic sucks. The schedule makers have literally stopped trying to accommodate our geography now

 

[The Gongshow]

"The Lightning will play 13 of their first 15 games against Eastern Conference opponents"

This will literally make or break our season. Those early season points are more important than any other. Usually teams not in a PO spot by December are ****ed. So heres hoping for a great start this year

 

[The Gongshow]

Also LOL for starting the season with a B2B

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Tues. Oct. 17 at NJD
Wed. Nov. 8 at SJS
Wed. Nov. 22 vs. CHI
Wed. Nov. 29 at BOS
Tues. Dec. 12 at STL
Mon. Jan. 22 at CHI

Bolts had 7 last season, and 8 the year before that

 

[Sky04]

lol @ crying at the schedule like it has anything significant to do with where we end up.

Maybe if this team could win a back to back like other teams this wouldn't be a problem.

 

[Felonious Python]

God being in the Atlantic sucks. The schedule makers have literally stopped trying to accommodate our geography now

It's not like it's taking the bus in the minors. They go on a private plane to every city and stay in top-end hotels.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

This schedule sucks.

Anyway, how do we get only 6 times on national TV (and the defending Western champ Predators only get 7) when the boring-ass Wild get 12?

 

[JoVel]

This schedule sucks.

Anyway, how do we get only 6 times on national TV (and the defending Western champ Predators only get 7) when the boring-ass Wild get 12?

The less the better if you ask me.

 

[Leonardo87]

This schedule sucks.

Anyway, how do we get only 6 times on national TV (and the defending Western champ Predators only get 7) when the boring-ass Wild get 12?

Tampa is not a hockey market. Florida has no business having a hockey team. Yet they have two. They are hurting the purity of the sport which is meant to be cold outside during the hockey season.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

The Wild aren't really boring at all. That said, glad they could slip two hawks games on national TV for us. We should all be so lucky.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Fox Sports TV schedule released: https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/...ision-schedule-for-2017-18-season/c-291230584

76 games on SUN, and as posted above, 6 on national TV.

Play-by-play announcer Rick Peckham returns, alongside color analyst Brian Engblom, to provide viewers with expert commentary throughout the season.

Lightning Live! host Paul Kennedy will be joined throughout the season by Bobby "The Chief" Taylor and Dave Andreychuk as analysts during pregame, postgame and intermission.

Once again, all 76 Tampa Bay Lightning games televised on FOX Sports Sun will also be streamed live on FOX Sports GO.

FOX Sports GO is available to customers of participating pay-TV providers on iOS, Android, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Roku, Windows devices and online at FOXSportsGO.com.

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