Sharks Feb Schedule off for 2 weeks? Why?

[Crescent Street]

I know ASB is this weekend, but why do they have zero games until Feb 14 while the rest of the league is playing?

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[gaucholoco3]

In the NHL the CBA stipulates that every team gets a mandatory 5 day break. The Sharks break happens to be connected to the All Star game this season.

 

[Crescent Street]

In the NHL the CBA stipulates that every team gets a mandatory 5 day break. The Sharks break happens to be connected to the All Star game this season.

Makes sense, but wow - that is ridiculous.

 

[sharski]

Per the employee handbook, Sharks employees accrue 10 days (80 hours) of vacation per year

Everyone just happened to take theirs at the same time

 

[LadyStanley]

The NHL staggers the breaks around the ASG. A bunch of teams are off "this week" in advance of ASG. Others are after the ASG. (Essentially gives most players 4+ extra days, including event and travel days, excluding those involved in the event.)

 

[timorous me]

It is weird how it works out, though, because the teams off this week seem to all be returning around 2/4 or 2/5, so that works out to about five days shorter of a break than the Sharks have.

Meanwhile, other teams still playing this week (who will be off next week) like Seattle and Detroit and Anaheim, seem to be returning on 2/9 or 2/10.

So yeah, the Sharks seem to have something like five extra days off compared to the rest of the league. Two whole weeks does seem excessive! I imagine it could be tough for them to get back into the swing of things right away after returning, playing teams that have been active the previous week.

 

[landshark]

It's best case scenario for the tank! Thanks NHL, until you just award Chicago with 1OA again this year....

 

[tahoesharksfan]

Because the league can tell that the Sharks need time to get their act together!

 

[Chinaski89]

It is weird how it works out, though, because the teams off this week seem to all be returning around 2/4 or 2/5, so that works out to about five days shorter of a break than the Sharks have.

Meanwhile, other teams still playing this week (who will be off next week) like Seattle and Detroit and Anaheim, seem to be returning on 2/9 or 2/10.

So yeah, the Sharks seem to have something like five extra days off compared to the rest of the league. Two whole weeks does seem excessive! I imagine it could be tough for them to get back into the swing of things right away after returning, playing teams that have been active the previous week.

Good. Sounds wonderful. Keep them L’s coming.

 

[LadyStanley]

23 teams off this week

 

[SJSharksfan39]

This break has already felt longer than 2 weeks. I think all the teams will have played a game post all star break after today except for the Sharks and they don't come back until Wednesday. The schedule this year has been crazy.

 

[Barrie22]

This break has already felt longer than 2 weeks. I think all the teams will have played a game post all star break after today except for the Sharks and they don't come back until Wednesday. The schedule this year has been crazy.

Teams usually come out flat after a huge break between games, sharks will come back hot and win 18 straight.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Teams usually come out flat after a huge break between games, sharks will come back hot and win 18 straight.

I was just thinking, if the Sharks come out flat wouldn't that be par for the course of the season?