I really doubt the NHL would have Montreal and Toronto play on the same day so I will say Vancouver with that being the condition.
Another question would be which matchups come 1, 2, 3:
Toronto vs Carolina (their baby vs small draw)
Montreal vs Ottawa/Winnipeg (#2 draw vs another huge draw)
Vancouver vs Kings (would have said Chicago but I couldn't realistically justify that so rematch of last year)
iirc the sens/pens still had better ratings per game (CBC vs TSN - not including RDS obviously), though less games total.
not sure how the habs 'screwed' cbc.
More people get CBC than TSN and there may be those in Quebec who have a pecking order of CBC>RDS>TSN (or TSN>RDS>CBC) so the numbers can't be exactly translated. Also a series going 7 instead of 5 is a bigger deal than you are letting on.
I can honestly say that I have never once seen someone wear a Montreal Canadiens jersey in Edmonton on the streets (nor Ottawa), hell I've never even seen anyone with Habs merchandise.
That's a lie...I have 7 habs jerseys, one for each day of the week and I live in Ottawa.
Cbc only gets the first two series picks before alternating picks with tsn. Tsn picks third and would choose the remaining canadian team. That's the whole reason this thread exists.
Is it two series per night, or 2 out of the 8 going on, even if there are only 4 per night?
Is it two series per night, or 2 out of the 8 going on, even if there are only 4 per night?
there are 8 series in the first round. CBC and TSN each get 4. Once the season is over, they pick in this order:
CBC
CBC
TSN
CBC
TSN
CBC
TSN
TSN
once the picks are finalized (plus taking into consideration what NBC does in the USA), the schedules are made, and the NHL tries to format it so that each network has games in both timeslots on most nights, and also have afternoon weekend games for NBC.
the RDS split is too much to overcome. Montreal vs a "good canadian draw" is better than ottawa/alberta/winnipeg, but montreal vs anyone is no match for english language ratings vs toronto or vancouver.
If you were to hypothetically take away the RDS option and have the whole Habs fan base on CBC, where do they rank on the totem pole in this scenario? A bit behind Toronto and ahead of Vancouver?
I know the RDS factor is huge, I'm an English only Habs fan and I still watch all the games in RDS because that's what I'm used to. Even national English games I stick with RDS.
Honestly if Toronto steals Hughson from us I will cry.
So would we. Take him.
As for the poll, Leafs/Canucks get picked. As mentioned, Leafs/Habs are on the same slot and the Leafs would make more money. Unless the Habs/Leafs play alternate nights and the Habs play afternoon Saturday games.
I hope to god it's Vancouver. I'm so sick of listening to the idiots at CBC bash the Canucks constantly. I've always wanted the Canucks to be on TSN.
I wish CBC didn't exist.
Lol seriously? Hughson and company are known to be Canucks homers, and you're complaining that they bash the Canucks? Try watching them cover a Leafs game!
