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Re: NHL 2015, Part II - Stanley Cup Playoff Race and Beyond
The weekend day games will be Chicago-Minnesota and Rangers-Washington. More than likely Rangers at noon on Saturday because it will kick off NBC's coverage for the rest of the day. Remember: if there's OT it gets bumped to NBCSN so NBC can show the festival of outrageous hats and beautiful people at Churchill Downs. It will also leave the Canadiens for Hockey night in Canada. Sunday at 3PM (eastern) will be Blackhawks-Wild leaving Ducks-Flames for the NBCSN/CBC crowd. Nothing official of course, but that is the lineup that makes the most sense, regardless of who wins game 7 tomorrow. If they want to alternate East-West, then move the Canadiens to Sunday night and Flames to Saturday, though that messes up the whole "Hockey Night in Canada" thing since they're on the left coast.
They could flip the US market games but the earliest Chicago-Minnesota could start would be 1PM eastern and that puts the game that much closer to hat time.
I think they have done a pretty good job staggering the game times simply based on time zone rather than what's the more attractive game. Now, that certainly comes into play when determining what will be on CNBC vs. NBS Sports Network. But if Detroit wins and is playing Montreal, those games are going to start at either 7 or 7:30. And based on NBC's past, take a look at the regular season. Are there ever Canadian teams involved in the NBC game of the week? I think NBC is more interested in New York-Washington and Chicago-Minnesota.
The weekend day games will be Chicago-Minnesota and Rangers-Washington. More than likely Rangers at noon on Saturday because it will kick off NBC's coverage for the rest of the day. Remember: if there's OT it gets bumped to NBCSN so NBC can show the festival of outrageous hats and beautiful people at Churchill Downs. It will also leave the Canadiens for Hockey night in Canada. Sunday at 3PM (eastern) will be Blackhawks-Wild leaving Ducks-Flames for the NBCSN/CBC crowd. Nothing official of course, but that is the lineup that makes the most sense, regardless of who wins game 7 tomorrow. If they want to alternate East-West, then move the Canadiens to Sunday night and Flames to Saturday, though that messes up the whole "Hockey Night in Canada" thing since they're on the left coast.
They could flip the US market games but the earliest Chicago-Minnesota could start would be 1PM eastern and that puts the game that much closer to hat time.