TSN.CA<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Canadian Press7/11/2007 8:10:26 PMThe NHL is opening its 90th season in the birthplace of the Stanley Cup. The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings will become the first teams in league history to play regular-season games in Europe when they meet Sept. 29 and 30 in London. It was in England's capital 115 years ago that the championship trophy was purchased at the Regent Street shop of silversmith G. R. Collis and Co. The Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs open with a midweek home-and-home set at Air Canada Centre on Oct. 3 and at Scotiabank Place on Oct. 4. The Montreal Canadiens play their first game Oct. 3 at Carolina and are in Toronto on Oct. 6 and Pittsburgh on Oct. 10 before playing their home opener Oct. 13 against the Hurricanes. Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver each play their first two games at home. The Oilers face San Jose on Oct. 4 and Philadelphia on Oct. 6; the Flames meet Philadelphia on Oct. 4 and Vancouver on Oct. 6; and the Canucks take on San Jose on Oct. 5 and Philadelphia on Oct. 10. Teams in the Northwest Division don't play teams in the Northeast Division at all next season, meaning the Leafs, Habs and Sens won't be appearing in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, and vice versa. League MVP Sidney Crosby and his Penguins play their first game in Canada next season in Toronto in a Hockey Night In Canada show Oct. 13. They play in Ottawa on Nov. 22 and at Toronto again on Dec. 1. They swing through Western Canada for games at Edmonton on Dec. 5, Calgary on Dec. 6 and Vancouver on Dec. 8. Their remaining games in Canada are Jan. 19 and Feb. 21 at Montreal and March 1 at Ottawa. The Ducks fly home to play three more road games at Detroit, Columbus and Pittsburgh before hoisting their championship banner in their home opener against Boston on Oct. 10. The New Jersey Devils play nine games on the road before their first in their new 17,625-seat arena in Newark, N.J. The Senators will supply the opposition. The annual Hall of Fame Game is Nov. 10 in Toronto between the Leafs and the New York Rangers. Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Mark Messier and Scott Stevens will be inducted two nights later. The all-star game is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 27, in Atlanta. Hockey Day In Canada on Feb. 9 will include four games involving the six Canadian-based clubs. Detroit will be in Toronto for an afternoon game, Montreal is at Ottawa and Calgary is home to Edmonton. Colorado is at Vancouver in the late game. The only rematch between the Stanley Cup finalists will take place March 3 when Ottawa is at Anaheim, the scene of the Sens' Game 5 championship series demise. The 2008 playoffs will begin April 9 and will end no later than June 9, the league announced. Notable Dates: October 6 - The Leafs and Canadiens renew their rivalry on a Saturday night.October 13 - Sidney Crosby makes his season debut in Canada against the Maple Leafs.October 20 - Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals play host to Crosby and the Penguins.October 20 - The Battle of Alberta begins with Calgary hosting Edmonton.October 23 - Ryan Smyth returns to Edmonton for the first time in a visitor's uniform.October 27 - The Devils play their first home game against the Senators as the Prudential Center opens.November 10 - The New York Rangers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for the annual 'Hall of Fame' game. November 22 - The Ottawa Senators host Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. December 5 - Sidney Crosby and the Penguins face the Oilers in Edmonton.December 6 - The Penguins make their lone stop in Calgary.December 8 - Crosby and the Penguins finish up their Western Canada trip in Vancouver.January 19 - Sidney Crosby makes his season debut against his favourite childhood team, the Montreal Canadiens.January 26-27 - All-Star weekend in AtlantaMarch 3 - The Ducks host the Senators in a rematch of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. April 9 - The Stanley Cup playoffs begin.June 9 - The latest date for the playoffs to end.</div>The Canadian teams in the eastern conference are not going to be facing the Canadian teams in the western conference pathetic! :ranting: I don't like this schedule very much...
That probably bothers you more then it would me, being a born and raised New Yorker. Overall, I don't think the NHL Schedule really matters like it does in sports like the NFL as they are much more balanced in the NHL. It only matters to me for deciding which game to get my ass over to the Garden.
