2023/24 schedule.

[Fogelhund]

Start the season against Montreal.

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[BallardEra]

Great choice for the first Saturday night game against a heated rival like Minnesota.

 

[ACC1224]

Damn.....in Columbus twice and both are over Christmas.

 

[Buds17]

Great choice for the first Saturday night game against a heated rival like Minnesota.

The North Stars? Sure.
The Wild? Not nearly as much.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Home and home series against the Sharks lol.

 

[-DeMo-]

Great choice for the first Saturday night game against a heated rival like Minnesota.

this is the proper way from a business perspective why put a big rival game early in the year when fans are most likely to tune in since the first saturday in the season.

 

[BallardEra]

this is the proper way from a business perspective why put a big rival game early in the year when fans are most likely to tune in since the first saturday in the season.

It's Toronto where business is booming and they're making a killing either way. Would have been more hyped if it was Chicago on that Saturday night with Bedard.

 

[rojac]

It's Toronto where business is booming and they're making a killing either way. Would have been more hyped if it was Chicago on that Saturday night with Bedard.

We get Bedard and the Blackhawks on the Monday which is also a national game for Rogers. Bedard will probably provide a bigger ratings boost on Monday than on Saturday. Rogers very well may have asked for it to be that way.

 

[ACC1224]

They don't make the schedule just for the Leafs. They have to consider all Teams and their travel.

 

[the squared circle]

Saturday Jan 20, 4:00 pm in Vancouver - I assume this is one of those Hockey Day in Canada days - surprised that we aren't at 7 or 10 pm

 

[A1LeafNation]

82 games I'm probably not watching bc it's the same damn team.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

They don't make the schedule just for the Leafs. They have to consider all Teams and their travel.

True but Minnesota being the first Saturday game does make a ton of sense

 

[rojac]

Saturday Jan 20, 4:00 pm in Vancouver - I assume this is one of those Hockey Day in Canada days - surprised that we aren't at 7 or 10 pm

Those are local times. 4:00 PT is 7 ET. There’s a Saturday San Jose game that’s the same way.

 

[ACC1224]

True but Minnesota being the first Saturday game does make a ton of sense

I don’t see what difference it makes.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I don’t see what difference it makes.

It's the first HNIC of the regular season that needs to be either a rival like Ottawa, an original 6 or a guy like Crosby or Mcdavid coming in.

You need to start the season with a bang.

Minnesota is an odd choice.

 

[notdoneyet]

Whats that i count 14 back to backs
Wonder how that equates to the rest of the league

 

[ACC1224]

It's the first HNIC of the regular season that needs to be either a rival like Ottawa, an original 6 or a guy like Crosby or Mcdavid coming in.

You need to start the season with a bang.

Minnesota is an odd choice.

Like I said I don’t see what difference it makes.
Hopefully I’ll be watching the Jays anyway.

 

[-DeMo-]

It's the first HNIC of the regular season that needs to be either a rival like Ottawa, an original 6 or a guy like Crosby or Mcdavid coming in.

You need to start the season with a bang.

Minnesota is an odd choice.

why as the first Saturday game it's likely to get great ratings for that reason alone why not leave those rival or marque games till mid season where it's harder to draw fans for a random Saturday in January/February as an example?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

why as the first Saturday game it's likely to get great ratings for that reason alone why not leave those rival or marque games till mid season where it's harder to draw fans for a random Saturday in January/February as an example?

You can still have those marquee games in January and February but I also think you should open with a marquee game.

 

[gurisleafs]

home and home with Jets should be fun

 

[Maple Leaf]

We will eat up this schedule clean up the streets top of the standings but then what

 

[MSZ]

 

[the squared circle]

Those are local times. 4:00 PT is 7 ET. There’s a Saturday San Jose game that’s the same way.

In my best Johnny Carson voice..."I did not know that".
Thanks!

 

[keonsbitterness]

It's the first HNIC of the regular season that needs to be either a rival like Ottawa, an original 6 or a guy like Crosby or Mcdavid coming in.

You need to start the season with a bang.

Minnesota is an odd choice.

They have almost $15M in dead cap. What's a bigger attraction than that?

 

[keonsbitterness]

24 Saturday games is an improvement on last season. 13 are at home. A 16-8 split would be better, but that's the way she goes.