Penguins Versus/TV Schedule

by FrankD on Aug 20, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in News

The NHL revealed it's 2009/10 TV schedule yesterday afternoon. Versus is, perhaps to the chagrin of many hockey fans, once again pushing a bunch of NHL games this season.

The Penguins make eight appearances, the maximum for any team on the network:

Penguins on VERSUS

Date	Opponent	Time
10/20	Blues	7PM
11/10	@Bruins	7PM
12/15	Flyers	7PM
1/11	@Wild	8PM
1/25	@Rangers	7PM
2/1	Sabres	7PM
3/22	@Red Wings	7PM
4/6	Capitals	7PM

Check out the whole VS TV sched here.

It's a pretty strong TV schedule for the Pens, if ya ask me. The Bruins will likely be contenders again, the Flyers are, well, the Flyers. The alleged "new and improved" Wild in January, another Staal vs. Staal matchup against the Rangers (where I'm sure we'll see many more lovely tidbits of information such as who likes tacos, mojitos or hammocks), a lovely rematch against the Wings in March and the final regular season VERSUS broadcast against the Caps on April 6. What would a season be without a glorified Sid vs. Ovie matchup?

As of right now, NBC only has one game scheduled for 2010; the Winter Classic on New Year's Day between the Flyers and Bruins. They have mentioned, however, that an NBC sched will drop once 2010 rolls around. I guess they're looking to gauge which teams are hot/not and schedule according to projected ratings. Just my guess though.

For our Canadian friends, you can also check out the TSN schedule, as well as CBC.

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ah, the Sid vs Ovie mathcup, in which neither one miight play

Since, you know, it’s the last game of the season, and I’d assume that both the Pens and the Caps have long wrapped up a playoff berth, and might be more interested in resting up their stars for the postseason slog?

Especially as it appears that Washington is playing on Versus the day before…why would Ovechkin play at that point?

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by ahtrap on Aug 20, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

gotta love them "MathCups"

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by ahtrap on Aug 20, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Mathcups are the things mathletes drink out of during raucous math league events. Those things can get intense.

It’s probably true that neither will play. And you know what? Versus, much like NBC, might opt out if they are under that impression. Or perhaps they’ll let it slide knowing either fan base will watch with or without them playing. I’m really interested to see what games NBC picks up once the calendar year flips.

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by FrankD on Aug 20, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

You’d think that’d be the case. However, recall when the Flyers were playing the Rangers last game of the season. The Rangers had already locked up up their playoff positioning, but the Flyers needed to beat them in order to secure the 4th seed, and home ice advantage in the first round against the Penguins. Actually, the Flyers just needed to earn one point! The Flyers, for some unknown reason, played an inexcusably poor game, and essentially handed home ice to the Pens.

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by gorgalor on Aug 20, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Poor flyers

Probably because the knuckleheads were out the night before partying!

by Dutch71 on Aug 21, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Apropos of nothing

Any idea what tickets might cost this year? I’ve got this crazy plan to try and catch the opener.

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by Cool Hand on Aug 20, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Guess it all depends on where you’re trying to sit. You should be able to get tix to it though if you can load up ticket master in front of a computer and keep a phone on each ear. I seriously had to do that for the 2007 opener against the Ducks. This year, with the banner raising and all, shouldn’t be any easier.

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by FrankD on Aug 20, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

You might even be better off buying a season ticket

Figure that home opener is going to be a hot ticket.

With a championship team, you ought to be able to get your money back keeping a few games for yourself and selling the rest of the tickets piecemeal.

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by ahtrap on Aug 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Problem is that the Pens do not have any season tickets left from what I know. They reached their season ticket holder mark a long time ago.

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by gorgalor on Aug 21, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Yup. I believe you’re right. Plus it’s a pretty big price differential when considering a single game to a season ticket package. But for the last season at Mellon, maybe it’s worth it.

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by FrankD on Aug 21, 2009 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions

The real problem...

…is that I live in South Dakota. Getting a season ticket isn’t really a viable option.

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by Cool Hand on Aug 21, 2009 3:53 AM EDT up reply actions

yean, I can see how that might be a problem :)

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by ahtrap on Aug 21, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions

See if you can buy one on-line or just go and see what a scalp costs. Obviously if you’re willing to spend the $$$ to go to a game in Pittsburgh from S.Dakota, the price of a ticket is not such an issue. Might as well go full boat. Good Luck. PS I love that Vs. is showing 8 Pens games, other than the matchups with the Kings and Ducks those are the only regular season games I will see on TV. I suppose I can catch some on line as well.

by Dutch71 on Aug 21, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks.

I’m going to try to get one when they go on sale (no easy task, especially since I won’t even be home that weekend.) If that doesn’t pan out, I’ll check out the usual suspects (Stubhub, etc.) As long as the ticket isn’t the most expensive part of the trip (the other two contenders being hotel and plane/train tickets,) I should be OK.

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by Cool Hand on Aug 21, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the tip. Seems like a nicely balanced slate of games here, and I can’t wait to see them all.

Some people may think of Versus’ commentary as idiotic; I think of their intermissions as an opportunity to catch up with my friends, play Cyanide, and run the blender for frozen drinks.

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by GreenEyedLilo on Aug 21, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions