Here's the schedule for the Avs - Sharks 1st round match up. Unlike the Quarterfinal schedule against Minnesota in 2008, this one has no quirks, with one off-day between every game.
| Wednesday, April 14 | at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. | CBC, VERSUS (JIP) | |
| Friday, April 16 | at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. | CBC, VERSUS (JIP) | |
| Sunday, April 18 | at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. | CBC, VERSUS (JIP) | |
| Tuesday, April 20 | at Colorado, 10:00 p.m. | CBC, VERSUS (JIP) | |
| *Thursday, April 22 | at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. | CBC, VERSUS (JIP) | |
| *Saturday, April 24 | at Colorado, TBD | CBC | |
| *Monday, April 26 | at San Jose, TBD | CBC | |
However, as has been reported in another thread, the games are all on Versus and it sure looks like we'll be getting jipped as indicated above. JIP means joined in progress and they sure mean it. However, I'm pretty sure all of the JIP games will be carried locally. The only game exclusively on Vs should be game 6 - so there's potential to be jipped there if the 7pm game runs long. My understanding is that everything else will be on Altitude and the local San Jose station. It definitely gave my heart a start this morning...
Wednesday
Game 1 Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:00
Game 1: Detroit at Phoenix, 10:00
Game 1: Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m (JIP)
Friday
Game 2: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:00
Game 1: Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 (JIP)
Game 2: Detroit at Phoenix, 10:00
Game 2: Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m (JIP)
Sunday
Game 3: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6:30
Game 2: Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 (JIP)
Game 3: San Jose at Colorado 9:30 (JIP)
Tuesday, April 20
Game 4: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:00
Game 3: Chicago at Nashville, 9:00 (JIP)
Game 4: San Jose at Colorado, 10:00 (JIP)
Thursday, April 22
*Game 5 Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:00
Game 4: Chicago at Nashville, 9:00 (JIP)
*Game 5: Colorado at San Jose, 10:00 (JIP)
Saturday, April 24
*Game 6: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:00
*Game 6: San Jose at Colorado, TBD
Monday, April 26
*Game 6: Washington at Montreal, 7:00
*Game 6: Chicago at Nashville, TBD
*Game 7: Colorado at San Jose, TBD
Of course, we'll have a massive preview of the series, but we're going to need a day to raid our piggy banks so we can get a finalized bounty to place on Gentleman Rob's head. In other words, look for that preview on Tuesday. I will be on Rink Side Radio again tonight to discuss the series. The show will run from 9 to 11 eastern and they'll be talking about all 8 series. I'm slated to go on around 9:30 along with From The Rink's Mike Chen to discuss the only series that matters.