Broadcast News: Let’s All Accept That the Devils Will Get Into One of These Before The Year is Out
February 24, 2011 4 Comments
The Match-ups
Eastern Conference
#8 Carolina vs. #1 Philadelphia
#7 NY Rangers vs. #2 Tampa Bay
#6 Montreal vs. #3 Boston
#5 Washington vs. #4 Pittsburgh
#8 vs. #1 Vancouver
#7 Calgary vs. #2 Detroit
#6 Nashville vs. #3 San Jose
#5 Minnesota vs. #4 Phoenix
US TV
Definite NBC Match-ups: Washington-Pittsburgh
Potential Match-ups: NY Rangers-Tampa Bay, Calgary-Detroit
Possible Alternates: Minnesota-Phoenix, Carolina-Philadelphia
Replacement Series: Nashville-San Jose, Montreal-Boston
VERSUS
All 7 Games: Washington-Pittsburgh, Los Angeles-Vancouver, NY Rangers-Tampa Bay
Most of the Series: Calgary-Detroit, Carolina-Philadelphia, Montreal-Boston
West Coast Only: Minnesota-Phoenix, Nashville-San Jose
CBC Networks Draft
#1 (CBC): Montreal-Boston
#2 (CBC): Los Angeles-Vancouver
#3 (TSN): Calgary-Detroit
#4 (CBC): Washington-Pittsburgh
#5 (TSN): Minnesota-Phoenix
#6 (CBC): Nashville-San Jose
#7-8 (TSN): NY Rangers-Tampa Bay, Carolina-Philadelphia
Puck The Media 
I think TSN would take Rangers-Lightning before Wild-Coyotes. I think that MIN-PHX and NSH-SJ could very well be split up between TSN and CBC depending on what games fit each network’s schedule best. Otherwise, I agree with these predictions.
you know I was saying to expect the Devils in this list before the season ends about a month ago. And NBC would avoid them like the plague no matter who they played.
Things would get very interesting if the Leafs somehow snuck in and Canada’s three largest markets all made the playoffs. Then, CBC would have to give one of them up. Which one?
Montreal, because that home audience would be watching on French language RDS anyway. Then the Leafs and Habs can play on alternating nights.