Boston Bruins Bruins release updated schedule
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BlackCrowes
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Holy crap I read that and thought "They're playing a doubleheader on February 21st?!?!?!" Missed the "March" part.....
Well, I will be on a plane to Seattle Monday Feb 21st .
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50 games in 100 days
43 games in 80 days post all start break
BRUTAL
50 games in 100 days
43 games in 80 days post all start break
BRUTAL
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Jean_Jacket41
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Since it’s the only team 9-16 that could make a run to make pressure on 1-8, I don’t mind.
It is going to be brutal.
Gonna see a lot of sloppy fatigued games as well as a rise in injuries.
No recover time between games.
Gonna see a lot of sloppy fatigued games as well as a rise in injuries.
No recover time between games.
BruinsFanMike82
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The Bruins finish the regular season with 7 games in 11 days. Five of the seven will come against teams likely to make the playoffs. Oof.
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UncleRico
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Wow what a birthday treat for me. April 24th against the Habs!
the good news is almost every team we play at the end of April will already have a playoff spot clinched so a lot of those teams may not be playing desperate hockey
given how good the East is I don’t think teams will be going all out for seeding I think alot of teams will use it for rest
Fingers crossed we get our birthday wishes! A W and destruction of those Habs along the way to that W will be a wonderful early bday present for me - I'm the next day! Bulls Rule >
Yeah my post was rather tongue-in-cheek. The players also get paid more by playing the full 82, and coming off the back of 2 shortened seasons I can see why they'd also be particularly eager to get the full schedule in this time.
The whole thing does almost take on an absurd quality though, churning through game after game at a rapid rate just to get to the magic number. The quality of the product will suffer, and the risks of injuries will increase. But the teams have to know this, and like true modern athletes they're willing to take that calculated gamble. I don't see the NHLPA as being even remotely representative of the true broad opinions and voice of the players though. It's a pretty tame puppet union these days that seems to me to exist largely to sign off on whatever the league wants and give it an extra air of legitimacy because 'the players' agreed with it.
Yeah the current schedule format sucks for divisional rivalries. Needs to be overhauled.
I'd do away with the extra games vs non-divison, in conference opponents and do 1 home and home vs all non-division teams (48 games), then that leaves 34 games (5 games vs 6 opponents, 4 vs the 7th) for 82 games. Still gives the nhl the every team in every arena they want but adds more rivalry games.
I'd go so far as to say they should go back to home/away alternating years with teams outside the conference. That frees up 15-16 games more each season to play divisional opponents. Get back to building some heat with rivalries and storylines for a season series and going into the playoffs.
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