Published 8/15/2008
by Greg Caggiano
at Bleacher Report - NHL
NBC and Versus television networks have just released their schedules—and for the sake of anyone who watches that channel on a regular basis, I hope you're a New York Rangers fan. That's because starting with the Rangers and Lightning game in Prague on October 5, the Rangers will be featured a record maximum eight times this season.
The Complete Rangers on Versus schedule:
October 5; 12PM New York Rangers Vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
December 29; 7PM New York Rangers Vs. New York Islanders
January 5; 7PM New York Rangers Vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
February 9; 7PM New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils
February 16; 7PM New York Rangers @ St. Louis Blues
March 9; 7PM New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes
March 24; 7PM New York Rangers Vs. Minnesota Wild
March 30; 7PM New York Rangers Vs. New Jersey Devils
Let me start off by saying that I absolutely hate Versus, more then any other organization that ever covered the sport of hockey. There's ...
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