Comments on: 1st round schedules announced

By: Savage33

Savage33 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:03:23 +0000

Hopefully I’ll get to see spme Avs playoff games since Versus is what gets shown over here in Australia. Naturally they’ll play all the Eastern Conference games like they always do. God i hate watching the Rangers and Flyers games.
Nice to see the Pepsi Center was planning for the playoffs.

By: David Driscoll-Carignan

David Driscoll-Carignan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:56:43 +0000

I have a feeling those game 6 and 7 times are just thrown in there.

By: baxter579

baxter579 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:56:19 +0000

TSN has times for the last two games. as far as i can tell they are the only ones who have listed the game 6 and 7 times:

http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/schedule/?hubname=nhl-avalanche

my question is, whats with a 1pm game on a Tuesday?

By: Bob in Boulder

Bob in Boulder — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:10:57 +0000

I thought the NHL signed another cable deal a while back?

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nhl_signs_broadcast_deal_with_food

By: Dario

Dario — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:01:09 +0000

Off topic, but I’m looking at the playoff matchups right now and my question is this. Who’s shaking in their skates more than Turco right now? He was lauded last year for erasing his playoff demons against Vancouver (yet Dallas still lost). Now we know what we knew back then for certain, Vancouver’s offense is horrible. Now, Dallas trades Smith away to put all their eggs in Turco’s basket. Now Turco is looking at the Ducks in the first round. Thank God we got the Wild to start.

By: David Driscoll-Carignan

David Driscoll-Carignan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:10:33 +0000

DTV doesn’t show many Altitude games for some reason. It seems like most games had both home and away feeds for it this year, but it was rare for the Avs to get such treatment. I hope DTV will pick up that Alt feed for the Friday game.

By: thedoctor

thedoctor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:44:02 +0000

it’s not the last year of the versus contract, americanario. they’re together til 2011.

link

still, no one’s precluding a simultaneous return to ESPN either. we’ll see.

By: americanario

americanario — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:37:11 +0000

I understand doctor…I’ve been wanting to drop their top package, but I hold onto it just so I can watch those 5-6 games and the playoffs on Versus.
Is this the last year of the Versus contract??? I sure hope so.

Anyone think Forsberg will play on Tuesday 15th????

By: Dario

Dario — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:35:13 +0000

Thanks Doc, I’ll be watching Altitude on DirectTV if possible.

By: thedoctor

thedoctor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:12:14 +0000

FYI, altitude is broadcasting as well for the versus games: http://altitude.tv/news/newsdetails.aspx?NID=523

as a dish network customer, I’m thrilled — I don’t get versus since I don’t want their top package.