Blue Heaven

Quick is not playing unless Shesterkin is pulled or gets hurt. Why would you rest Shesterkin with a 2-0 lead, we saw what happened vs. the Devils last season, and vs. Tampa Bay in the ECF when they blew 2-0 leads. You go with your best every game.

I don't understand how the NHL still can't schedule the time for Game 4. The only other playoff game scheduled for 5/11 is Stars vs. Avalanche.

Garden is rocking. looking forward to see Tony D get a beat down at some point.

With this start time it looks like the NHL contingency plan if their are 2 game 7s is that Vegas/Dallas would probably be 7:00, 7:30 or 8:00, Vancouver would be 10:00 or 10:30.

ESPN

NBA has nothing to do with this round scheduling since they already announced Games 1-4 for the Knicks. Rangers Sunday, Knicks Monday, most likely Rangers Tuesday, Knicks Wednesday

No, Rangers are playing Sunday. Florida is opening Monday. That is all we know.

NHL / TV will not want 2 Game 7s played at the same time. They want to try and maximize viewership. Plus if both Western Conference series end tonight, they have more options for when ESPN/ABC/or TNT would want the time of the Rangers game to be played. If 1 Western Conference team plays a Game 7, it would probably alter the time they want to play the Rangers game, do they want the game the Rangers game at 3 then lead into Vancouver or Vegas at 8:00? Do they want Rangers at 1:00 and lead into Western Conference Game 7 at 5:00?

Unless both series end tonight, then the Rangers game can be 1:00, 3:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM

I already have tixs and its pretty much impossible to lose since its all digital now.

I hope he's wrong, I want a 3 PM game so I can go.

Boomer Esiason says Game 1 will be Sunday night

Commercial breaks are first whistle after 6:00, 10:00, and 14:00, that is a non-icing whistle. I got it down pat to run out for a pee break when I am at a game so I can get back before the face-off.

Usually they do, but I do recall I think once or twice before (might have been last season or the season before) that they started one conference while the other conference was playing a game 7.

All 3 possible game 7s would be in the Western Conference, wouldnt affect the Eastern Conference at all so the NHL/ABC/ESPN can get Game 1 of Rangers/Canes nationally. Toronto/Bruins vs. Panthers can start their Game 1 on Monday (if Toronto/Boston goes to a Game 7 on Saturday). Western Conference can start their Game 1s on Tuesday.