dlbalr Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 The full schedule will be released tomorrow afternoon but we got a little bit of info today: - The season starts October 12th, a bit later than usual. (We can thank the World Cup of Money Grab Hockey for that.) - Montreal opens up October 13th in Buffalo (not Toronto for a change). That's the only opponent home opener they play in (I think they had three last year) - The home opener goes October 18th against Pittsburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 July Stanley Cup finals coming up, sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I'm excited that they did NOT foist Toronto on us for the home opener for one g*damned time in my life. I get SOOOO sick of the idea that Toronto is our supreme rival, a notion that has everything to do with TO nostalgia fantasies and zilch to do with real life. But instead they give us - BUFFALO?!? Oy vey. That's like replacing a turd with a different kind of turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 July Stanley Cup finals coming up, sweet. It won't be that bad. I suspect they'll work with a compressed schedule (which will be fun considering there's a mandatory extended midseason break for each team now as part of the new ASG format). There could be a lot more back-to-backs this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 It won't be that bad. I suspect they'll work with a compressed schedule (which will be fun considering there's a mandatory extended midseason break for each team now as part of the new ASG format). There could be a lot more back-to-backs this year. Sorry, forgot the heavy sarcasm font. Waiting till mid-October will suck, when I think they should start season in sept. But must not go up against MLB ratings or something goofy like that, so cant have that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Are they increasing roster sizes to, say, 50 to accommodate all the injuries from the compressed schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Here's the schedule: http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'll have to look at the schedule a little closer. I am trying to do a cheap travel weekend, but all the cities that have cheap air fare from Denver have weekday games. I'd like to take my son to a different arena, since all he's been at is Pepsi here. Originally, this year was going to be the year we traveled to Montreal for a game, but that's most likely not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 NBC's schedule is out - the Habs aren't on the main network for any of their games (which should come as no surprise) but are on NBCSN five times. http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/07/21/nbc-sports-group-scheduled-to-air-record-number-of-nhl-regular-season-games-in-2016-17/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 There's now one less late West Coast game as the December 4th game against the Kings has gone from 10:30 PM EST start to a 3 PM EST start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illWill Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Anyone know when preseason tickets go on sale? Too lazy to find the tickets thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 The national TV schedules are out. Here's the Sportsnet one for the Habs: http://media.sportsnet.ca/2016/08/every-play-every-moment-every-game-sportsnet-announces-montreal-canadiens-2016-17-broadcast-schedule/ 44 of the 82 games are nationally televised in Canada. 8 games are national on SN 360, all Thursdays before Christmas instead of shifting the regional rights over to City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 The national TV schedules are out. Here's the Sportsnet one for the Habs: http://media.sportsnet.ca/2016/08/every-play-every-moment-every-game-sportsnet-announces-montreal-canadiens-2016-17-broadcast-schedule/ 44 of the 82 games are nationally televised in Canada. 8 games are national on SN 360, all Thursdays before Christmas instead of shifting the regional rights over to City. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Saw a note that when Markov plays 72 more games, he will be only the 6th to play 1,000 games as a Hab. I just assumed was a whole bunch of them who did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Saw a note that when Markov plays 72 more games, he will be only the 6th to play 1,000 games as a Hab. I just assumed was a whole bunch of them who did that. Here's the list (just sort by GP), lots of great Canadiens failed to reach that plateau: http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/montreal-canadiens-players-career-nhl-stats.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Here's the list (just sort by GP), lots of great Canadiens failed to reach that plateau: http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/montreal-canadiens-players-career-nhl-stats.html Funny to realize that Patrice Brisebois is 12th all time on the list of games played for the Habs! I'll bet you could ask most fans that trivia question all day and they'd never get to Breezer. (A further thing of note is that Pierre Turgeon is third all-time on the Montreal Canadiens in points per game (!). Sure glad we dumped him along with Craig Conroy for Shane Corson and Murray Baron.) Boy, Markov will be in some rarified air there. If he can pass Provost, he will truly join a class of all-time NHL greats, behind Richard, Robinson, Gainey and Beliveau. Granted, modern players have the advantage of longer seasons, but then again player mobility is much higher than it once was, and markov lost what, two and a half seasons to bizarre injuries? So it's a remarkable accomplishment no matter how you slice it. That said, this is the first era in which players can play upwards of 1000 games with the Canadiens and never win a Cup or be considered anywhere close to the category of a 'legendary' player, Look at Plekanec, who at 19th on this list has quietly put together a career that makes him one of the defining Habs of his era. But if contrast him to the defining Habs of previous eras, it's not even close. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 Funny to realize that Patrice Brisebois is 12th all time on the list of games played for the Habs! I'll bet you could ask most fans that trivia question all day and they'd never get to Breezer. Trivia question? Hmm, that reminds me of an old summer thread that some on here were so fond of a few years ago. Perhaps it should be brought back to get through the rest of the summer lull? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Trivia question? Hmm, that reminds me of an old summer thread that some on here were so fond of a few years ago. Perhaps it should be brought back to get through the rest of the summer lull?You bet. Awesome thread idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 You bet. Awesome thread idea. Something tells me you could have used this before your post: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Something tells me you could have used this before your post: Hell no. No sarcasm at all. Anything to get people attention off that Subban trade thread and the eternal comparison between Subban and Weber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hell no. No sarcasm at all. Anything to get people attention off that Subban trade thread and the eternal comparison between Subban and Weber.*** ***which, in the grand scheme of each player having a career of at least 5-7 more seasons, has not even begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Sportsnet released their TV preseason schedule and there is one Montreal national game on there: Sunday, Oct. 2nd at 7 PM vs Toronto (on Sportsnet One). TSN's regional schedule isn't out yet (there are two games against Ottawa that could be televised on TSN5) while all games are on RDS (regional only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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