Pre-Game Talk: Countdown thread to 24-25 Season (T - 2 days)

[Knuckles30]

Well someone asked to spread the season openers. There is only 3 games tomorrow. 5 on Wednesday (including 6 Canadians teams facing each others). Somes teams aren't starting their season until Friday, which is stupid.

Wednesday and Saturday games are national broadcasts, so yes to an extent Sportsnet has influence on which match-ups are in those slots. They obviously wanted to have national broadcasts for the season openers. Sportsnet also pays a ton more $ to the NHL than RDS/TSN do for regional rights, so while RDS likes to have the Habs play Tuesdays as much as possible, they get second priority on matchups.

 

[Saundies]

pretty sure they weren’t trying to go -1/30 thinking it does not matter. They were trying. Literally the only team without a pp goal in pre-season…

Oh I know they were trying, that's why I said it doesn't look great.

Preseason just isn't usually the best indicator of how the season will play out. Sometimes scrubs play like stars and fizzle out pretty quick, none of the vets are trying much in general so they look like crap.

We will see I suppose.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Oh I know they were trying, that's why I said it doesn't look great.

Preseason just isn't usually the best indicator of how the season will play out. Sometimes scrubs play like stars and fizzle out pretty quick, none of the vets are trying much in general so they look like crap.

We will see I suppose.

It also looked like the dumbest configuration possible or MSL was intentionally putting people in odd spots to try to see what other options can be used outside of what should work.

Let's see what practice shows, cause no more farting around today.

 

[Rapala]

Wednesday and Saturday games are national broadcasts, so yes to an extent Sportsnet has influence on which match-ups are in those slots. They obviously wanted to have national broadcasts for the season openers. Sportsnet also pays a ton more $ to the NHL than RDS/TSN do for regional rights, so while RDS likes to have the Habs play Tuesdays as much as possible, they get second priority on matchups.

Absolutely Wednesday Saturday used to be a tradition on CBC long before the advent of sports channels.
The so called "National" game is grandfathered in due to the CBC/SportNet affiliation but as we all know they don't really have to differentiate.
It's really a business as usual game featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[Seb]

So Hutson and Kapanen made the team?

Note : I know in Kapanen's case he won't be sent to Laval

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Joshua Roy! There you go, traîne tes pieds -> retourne à Laval.

Hopefully the attitude problem ain't coming back..

Would it mean we will see 2 of ABB, Heineman and Kapanen on the team? Or there's room for all 3 of them?

 

[EveryDay]

I knew it, Roy played like crap during this camp, he doesn't deserve to be part of this team for now.

 

[SwiftyHab]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843300974406119896

 

[SwiftyHab]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843303777316770105

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843302866569859109

 

[EveryDay]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843303777316770105

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843302866569859109

I think the 2nd line will be Newhook-Dach-Armia unless they want to try ABB in an offensive role?The bottom 6 is alot order to predict....

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843305105329893700

 

[SwiftyHab]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843306140031214048