2008-09 NHL Schedule Released

[redwings8831 40]

The full NHL Schedule will be announced tomorrow at 12 PM. However the Sabres announced their home opener and their three "at large" games today and the Wings are one of the teams. Thus, the one of the Wings home/home team is Buffalo.

http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=pa...rticleid=368511

[MississippiWing 14]

Would any of you fine ladies or gentlemen be able to give me a ballpark idea of what kind of ticket prices I may be looking at for the Winter Classic.I know that the cheap seats and regular games at the Joe are going up to $25 this year, so would I be wise in planning to pay $40 a ticket for the Winter Classic?

[CrossoverThrash 0]

Would any of you fine ladies or gentlemen be able to give me a ballpark idea of what kind of ticket prices I may be looking at for the Winter Classic.I know that the cheap seats and regular games at the Joe are going up to $25 this year, so would I be wise in planning to pay $40 a ticket for the Winter Classic?

Unless you make it ot the box office the prices will rise tremendously

[MississippiWing 14]

well crap

[MississippiWing 14]

Guess I'll have to get my aunt to buy them directly from the Chicago Box Office.

[Guest mindfly]

First game is home against Toronto on october 9th

"The Red Wings' season opens at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Oct. 9, and the team announced officially that it will play at Wrigley Field against the Blackhawks on New Year's Day. That's part of the slow leak of the season schedule that will come out in a complete version, Thursday.

Also, the new-fangled schedule has the Red Wings playing every team in the Eastern Conference once and three teams in a home-and-home — Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Buffalo.

That begs the question ... is all the fuss really worth it? That opening game against Toronto will be the only meeting between the two teams in the regular season. And there'll just be one Montreal game and one Rangers game.

Personally, I didn't mind the old schedule (begin throwing fruit now) ... but if the league was going to change to more conference-vs-conference games, then why not make it home-and-homes against every team in the east? This is a watered-down solution. The NHL really needs to go all the way and make sure there are home-and-homes with every team."

Edited July 16, 2008 by mindfly

[Cicada 4]

First game is home against Toronto on october 9th

"The Red Wings' season opens at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Oct. 9, and the team announced officially that it will play at Wrigley Field against the Blackhawks on New Year's Day. That's part of the slow leak of the season schedule that will come out in a complete version, Thursday.

Also, the new-fangled schedule has the Red Wings playing every team in the Eastern Conference once and three teams in a home-and-home — Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Buffalo.

That begs the question ... is all the fuss really worth it? That opening game against Toronto will be the only meeting between the two teams in the regular season. And there'll just be one Montreal game and one Rangers game.

Personally, I didn't mind the old schedule (begin throwing fruit now) ... but if the league was going to change to more conference-vs-conference games, then why not make it home-and-homes against every team in the east? This is a watered-down solution. The NHL really needs to go all the way and make sure there are home-and-homes with every team."

it was a compromise..

i see some fairness to it, since our home and homes are all from different divisions..

the Wings wanted an 84 game schedule with all home and homes but it's incredibly difficult to convince the travel shy eastern conference GM's to even go out of their time zone once a year

[RedWingsFanatic 4]

The new schedule is certainly a step in the right direction. I don't understand, however, why Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Atlanta were picked as the three (?!) teams for us to play in a home-and-home. Pittsburgh? Awesome. Buffalo? Alright. Atlanta? No.

[auxlepli 17]

The new schedule is certainly a step in the right direction. I don't understand, however, why Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Atlanta were picked as the three (?!) teams for us to play in a home-and-home. Pittsburgh? Awesome. Buffalo? Alright. Atlanta? No.

It's to help the Thrashers sell tickets.

Oh and BTW, the schedule should come out tomorrow, not today.

I didn't like the old schedule. This new one is OK, but I'd rather see home-and-homes for every team. They don't necessarily have to be a day or two apart either. Preferably I'd rather see them at least a month apart.

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

SJKDGSJDGKL!

I will definitely be at the Home Opener with my cousins and best friend. WOOOOO!

[chrisdetroit 189]

The new schedule format is:

6 against division rivals

4 against non-division conference teams

1 against other conference

3 "extra" games

So you would think with these 3 extras, we'd have Toronto, Montreal and maybe Pittsburgh.

But NO, we get Pittsburgh, Buffalo and ATLANTA!

WTF? why would we want to play Atlanta twice instead of Toronto.

@#$$@

[uk_redwing 495]

Cos Bettman is more clueless than a blank card with "clue" written on the other side.

[Donaldjr2448 43]

Cos Bettman is more clueless than a blank card with "clue" written on the other side.

:rotflmao: Good Stuff there UK Redwing!!

[Cicada 4]

The new schedule format is:

6 against division rivals

4 against non-division conference teams

1 against other conference

3 "extra" games

So you would think with these 3 extras, we'd have Toronto, Montreal and maybe Pittsburgh.

But NO, we get Pittsburgh, Buffalo and ATLANTA!

WTF? why would we want to play Atlanta twice instead of Toronto.

@#$$@

think about it..

our home and homes are against 1 North East, 1 Atlantic and 1 South East. It obviously how they're arranging the home and home series.

you know the NHL likes to screw with us, were you actually expecting things to turn out in our favour?

[LeftWinger 5,153]

...I thought the NHL decided that each team will play each other at least once every year?

[Duck Guy 86]

...I thought the NHL decided that each team will play each other at least once every year?

thats what i thought

[Vladifan 680]

Online is the key word there. I always buy NHL Center Ice via TV, which has yet to show preseason games of any team.

LOVE the Center Ice package. But no preseason coverage is a disappointment . Another one is having to listen to announcers such as Anaheim's and Nashville's for away games.

:noevil:

:puke:

[Vladifan 680]

Online is the key word there. I always buy NHL Center Ice via TV, which has yet to show preseason games of any team.

LOVE the Center Ice package. But no preseason coverage is a disappointment . Another one is having to listen to announcers such as Anaheim's and Nashville's for away games.

:noevil:

:puke:

[EuroTwin 240]

We are playing each team in the East once this year, but those are the three teams we have home and homes with.

[Z and D for the C 712]

Each team will play every team once, but there are three extra games for teams in the other conference so it's a home and home series. So in the east, we'll play 12 teams once, and 3 teams twice.

[redwings8831 40]

According to the Ottawa Senators website, the Wings will play in Ottawa on 10/11, the home opener for the Senators.

[Doggy 130]

...I thought the NHL decided that each team will play each other at least once every year?

They are.

[Z and D for the C 712]

http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=...rticleid=368558

I like it.

[tiff_luvs_homer 5]

I can hardly wait for hockey season to begin, I love the cold nights sitting on the couch vegging out and watching hockey with my hubby. It doesn't get much better than that...

[Yzerfan1999 81]

http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=...rticleid=368558

I like it.

Nice. Wings vs. Sens on a Saturday night! First HNIC of the year! Can't wait!