What's the deal with tomorrow's start in Seattle?

[Brodeur]

Just read that ESPN is going to use Ray Ferraro for the STL/SEA game and have him immediately fly into SLC for CHI/UTA.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Not sure why the NHL didn't make the early game on the east coast. I think there are a few teams that still would sell out with a 4:30 PM start.

Devils had a 1:00 PM start year Hughes was a rookie on Columbus Day, I took the afternoon off and surprised my son by taking him out of school early for the game.

 

[LevelingSolo]

What's the deal with NHL scheduling in general, consistently never making sense

 

[Josepho]

Seattle requested to have the first game of the season (I believe Ferraro said this) and it wouldn't make sense to have them on at the same time as an eastern game.

They at least could've maybe picked Vancouver to be the road team.

 

[jackjohnson]

NHL on twitter: Are you excited to see Michkov?

Also NHL: you will start you career somewhere on the northwest, don't forget your jacket kid.
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Vancouver is a balmy 19C. Not.sure of he needs a jacket bud.

 

[jackjohnson]

What's the deal with NHL scheduling in general, consistently never making sense

Hey, dont be too hard on Maggie the Monkey bro, doing his best over there

 

[Khelandros]

Listen, if Baseball can play some of their most important games of the season at noon on a Monday, one random NHL game shouldn't matter.

 

[njdevils1982]

this is idoicy

and worse than the nonsense of the first two devils games at 1 pm and 10 am

 

[T REX]

It's so that ESPN can air games at 4:30 Eastern that transitions into 7 pm Eastern that transitions into 10 pm Eastern.

Don't ask what their logic is, I guess that there's an audience of people without jobs or school that are so jazzed up for the start of the NHL season that they'll watch three full random games back-to-back-to-back on a Tuesday.

One of the small bright spots of having hurricane days off.

I get to watch a lot of hockey before our power goes.

 

[Reality Czech]

Listen, if Baseball can play some of their most important games of the season at noon on a Monday, one random NHL game shouldn't matter.

The first game of the year isn't random. It's dumb scheduling. Besides, how many hockey fans are gonna watch all three games in a row?

 

[Section 104]

Complain complain complain…is that what hockey fans do best?

Most likely ESPN wants to go nuts concentrating on the Kraken having a female assistant coach

Good lord, I am old enough to remember World Series games being played on weekday afternoons…and baseball writers complaining for 20+ years when they were shifted to night. Having one afternoon game for those who work odd hours (I’m retired but I worked evenings a few years when I did) sounds fine.

 

[hockey20000]

i like it 5:30 start for me nothing better then people getting off work and a game starting 15 miins after u walk in the door haha

 

[Fatass]

Didn’t want to go up against the Mariners’ playoff game. Oooops!

 

[zizbuka]

This is the same league that opened the season the same day there were lots of pre-season games........

 

[RANDOMH3RO]

Full regular season starts with a triple header and people want to complain about it. Seems pretty great to me.

 

[BLNY]

That's dedication if you watch the whole game. I barely can stand when it's a 20:00 start for my club lol

I'm in the AST/ADT zone GMT-4. I don't stay up passed 10 (end of second) much lol.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

East coasters love the triple header yessir

 

[Rich Nixon]

The first game of the year isn't random. It's dumb scheduling. Besides, how many hockey fans are gonna watch all three games in a row?

The first day of the baseball season starts with games as early 11:35am local. Those aren't random, they call it Opening DAY and make a big deal about it--staggered starts running all the way to the West Coast late games, basically every team plays. Many avid baseball fans will take off a day of work to watch a full 12+ hour slate of uninterrupted baseball. Hell, many baseball playoff games, including a couple last week, are played at 1pm local start times. Those are not random games, either, they're playoff games! People make accomodations and the seats are filled.

Perhaps the NHL is trying to establish a similar season-opening tradition by doing an all-day event, who knows.

 

[Romang67]

Is it a holiday in Seattle?

I don't get it.

It has been scientifically proven that October 8th is the grungiest day of the year.

 

[Reality Czech]

The first day of the baseball season starts with games as early 11:35am local. Those aren't random, they call it Opening DAY and make a big deal about it--staggered starts running all the way to the West Coast late games, basically every team plays. Many avid baseball fans will take off a day of work to watch a full 12+ hour slate of uninterrupted baseball. Hell, many baseball playoff games, including a couple last week, are played at 1pm local start times. Those are not random games, either, they're playoff games! People make accomodations and the seats are filled.

Perhaps the NHL is trying to establish a similar season-opening tradition by doing an all-day event, who knows.

Let's be more like baseball, great idea.

 

[macbowes]

It's so that ESPN can air games at 4:30 Eastern that transitions into 7 pm Eastern that transitions into 10 pm Eastern.

Don't ask what their logic is, I guess that there's an audience of people without jobs or school that are so jazzed up for the start of the NHL season that they'll watch three full random games back-to-back-to-back on a Tuesday.

Hey, it's me. To be fair, I'm retired.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

NHL: “hmm, how can we best draw attention to our sport? Got it- 2 random games in Czechoslovakia, and a 1:30 PM start on Tuesday for the rest of it. Nailed it.”

 

[Suntouchable13]

NHL: “hmm, how can we best draw attention to our sport? Got it- 2 random games in Czechoslovakia, and a 1:30 PM start on Tuesday for the rest of it. Nailed it.”

Knowing the NHL brass, they probably really don’t know that Czechoslovakia split decades ago.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Putting the opening game on while 90% of fans will be at work or school doesn't seem like the smartest way to promote the game. So many fans are excited for opening day yet they have to make it inconvenient for them to watch? Stupid idea. If you wanna do a triple header, it should have been on the weekend. I love hockey as much as anyone, but I can't see myself watching 3 games back to back to back. They are screwing over Blues and Kraken fans so they can get in their precious triple header.

National audience doesn’t want to watch Seattle anyway , who cares

 

[thekernel]

Don't ask what their logic is, I guess that there's an audience of people without jobs or school that are so jazzed up for the start of the NHL season that they'll watch three full random games back-to-back-to-back on a Tuesday.

It's me, I'm jazzed. Although, I'll be watching at work