Post-Game Talk: San Jose Sharks vs New Jersey Devils: Moore Risky Business

[BenedictGomez]

IIRC, regarding odd scheduling quirks, all teams have the same number of 3 games in 4 nights scenarios, so that it's fair. If not, at least they try to balance it somewhat I know so there's no great disparity, so it should work out in the end.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Look at the entire league schedule this next 7 days... it's nutty. So few games.

 

[Blackjack]

Maybe they were trying to avoid the World Series? ALCS going 7 games kind of screwed that up.

 

[NJDevs26]

At the risk of sounding like a cop-out, it's hard to make an NHL schedule. 82 games in less than 200 days, the availability of 31 buildings need to be taken into account and you need to satisfy multiple national TV schedules with certain teams playing, and now this whole CBA-mandated bye week nonsense further limits scheduling.

For instance the Prudential Center is booked every day this week but Monday which is a graveyard in terms of NHL scheduling, that's why they couldn't play yesterday's game today or tomorrow. Now in an ideal world should teams have 'multiple' five and six-day breaks? No but occasionally quirks like this are unavoidable.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Maybe they were trying to avoid the World Series? ALCS going 7 games kind of screwed that up.

Nope, that's not the reason

 

[BenedictGomez]

this whole CBA-mandated bye week nonsense further limits scheduling.

It's ridiculous, and the type of thing that just begs to open them up to multi-millionaire prima donna criticism.

 

[tr83]

I'm all in favor of the mandated break. NHL players are people, too. This is a rough sport and minor injuries wear down players.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't mind having a mandatory break, but two weeks into a seven month long season seems a bit silly.

 

[Emperoreddy]

It really sucks for fans more then the team. This might end up being a good thing for the team. Especially with Cory dinged up

 

[Blender]

I'm all in favor of the mandated break. NHL players are people, too. This is a rough sport and minor injuries wear down players.

This isn't even our bye week though, which makes this odd as hell.

 

[Blender]

Highlight of the night for the Devils:



Bratt picks up the puck at the 1:20 mark of the Sharks power play, they don't get it back until 38 seconds remain.

 

[NJDevs26]

This isn't even our bye week though, which makes this odd as hell.

Correct. The actual bye week players don't even have to show up for practice I think.

 

[Blender]

Correct. The actual bye week players don't even have to show up for practice I think.

Yup, they actually aren't allowed to practice for a certain amount of time. It's an actual break for them to get away.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm all in favor of the mandated break. NHL players are people, too.

Yeah, me too, it's called JUNE through AUGUST. Or APRIL through AUGUST if you dont make the playoffs. Come on, how soft are we getting as a society for crying out loud.

 

[Blackjack]

So soft we can't go a week without watching hockey without losing our shit?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Yeah, screw players health. I think they should go back to the days of no helmets too. These selfish softies are afraid of taking one in the temple for the team.

 

[NJDevs26]

Players would get the same amount of time off over the full schedule, it's just a matter of allocating days off differently.

I don't even have a huge issue with the 'bye week' concept per se although it does seem a bit arbitrary but whatever, I have a problem with calling it a bye week when it really isn't (and when it's a NFL term) because I'm finicky

Yeah, screw players health. I think they should go back to the days of no helmets too. These selfish softies are afraid of taking one in the temple for the team.

So having two extra three game in four night blocks because they needed a block of five days off is going to help health? It's done for one reason - players wanted an in-season mini-vacation. It has very little to do with health.

 

[tr83]

Don't we all go on vacation for our health?

 

[tr83]

Yeah, me too, it's called JUNE through AUGUST. Or APRIL through AUGUST if you dont make the playoffs. Come on, how soft are we getting as a society for crying out loud.

They might take a week or two but they spend all summer training and working on various elements of their game.

That doesn't include the contractually obligated public appearances they have to make.

 

[Blender]

Yeah, screw players health. I think they should go back to the days of no helmets too. These selfish softies are afraid of taking one in the temple for the team.

It's been repeated a bunch of times, but this isn't their mandated break, this is a scheduling quirk.

 

[Bleedred]

Some people have argued that having the bye week might be worse for players health, as it causes the schedule to be tighter and more games played in a shorter amount of times, which sometimes leads to more wear and tear.

 

[BenedictGomez]

They might take a week or two but they spend all summer training and working on various elements of their game.

Oh, the humanity!