Terrible Schedule.

[God King Fudge]

Yeah tell me about it. I predicted a while back that the Schedule would bury the Oilers right from the start this year: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/thre...ry-mcdavid-and-the-oilers-in-2018-19.2528677/

I think the difference is that your issue is that the Oilers have to play good teams up front, and most other people take issue (like myself) with being to the point where teams have played 4-5 games before we're playing game 2.

 

[Connor McConnor]

The schedule is a complete joke. It makes absolutely no sense to me for 4 teams to have played 1 game and some teams are already on their 5th tonight. Who tf decided this was a good idea?

 

[God King Fudge]

The season started last Thursday, the Panthers first game was Saturday, and our second game is tonight. They then play 7 games in the next 16 days, with two sets of back to backs, three sets of back to backs if you count the two against the Jets in Finland Nov 1-2. I cant understand who came up with this schedule.

Yeah. TB played Saturday and tonight as well. 1 game in the first 7 days of the season, 11 games in the next 20.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Yeah. Still sitting here waiting on game #2 of the season. It's ridiculous. And we're going to get killed in the second half of the season. Just like last year. Why????

 

[Hynh]

I hope Boston fans are excited for the Oilers' home opener next week. If I were the Oilers I would make the ceremony extra long just to spite Jacobs.

 

[Del Preston]

Florida has another four day break at the end of the month, plays two games in Finland, and then sits around for five more days before playing again.

 

[Cellee]

The premise is pretty much the same, if you ask me.

It is night and day.

 

[Seanaconda]

Let's send teams overseas to play in Sweden for whatever reason, meaning they only play once in 8 days.

But to send our players to the Olympics over a 12-day stretch would be blasphemous.

Start of the season for a handful of teams vs the entire league right in the middle when they only compete against basketball for sports.

Plus they would have gone if the players extended the current cba. Or if the Olympic committee let them advertise / pay for insurance they prob would have went .

 

[Crescent Street]

Can anyone chime in here who actually understands all of the many intricacies and factors that go into scheduling? Arena commitments for concerts, NBA and other sports. Also, the way TV networks can also request teams on certain days/times to suit best viewing numbers. Travel, etc. Who can tell us about all this stuff so we don't have to keep having the same debate year after year. There HAS to be many good reasons why there are so many scheduling anomalies like ZERO GAMES tomorrow. Someone help!

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

The NHL crammed in as many road back-to-back games as possible in the first six weeks of the season for the Penguins last year. It was beyond ridiculous, especially for a team coming off back-to-back championships and 2 short summers. I'm okay with a sparse October this year.

A lot of American NHL teams in cities with NFL franchises as well request that the schedule have them on the road more often to start the season so that they don't have to compete for the fans dollar in their own market.

 

[tony d]

Doesn't bother me at all. It's 1 game out of 82. No big deal at all.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Can anyone chime in here who actually understands all of the many intricacies and factors that go into scheduling? Arena commitments for concerts, NBA and other sports. Also, the way TV networks can also request teams on certain days/times to suit best viewing numbers. Travel, etc. Who can tell us about all this stuff so we don't have to keep having the same debate year after year. There HAS to be many good reasons why there are so many scheduling anomalies like ZERO GAMES tomorrow. Someone help!

Yeah I don't get it either.

Outside of the All Star Break and Christmas season, it really shouldn't be too hard for the league to have at least one game scheduled every day.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Wow i just realized the Devils and Oilers only played 1 game in Sweden. Before the 2 teams going overseas would play 2 games. This is a real joke to have 2 teams travel across the Atlantic for 1 meanful game. Im not a fsn of either teams but this is a real joke. This road trip puts them behind the eight ball right at the start of the season. This must be another brilliant idea by Mr. Bettman.

I know my Habs had 5 days off after 2 games. Thats so stupid. Im sure other teams have had the same issue.

If you think that's bad look at the Panthers schedule. I saw it and almost fainted.

 

[BB88]

If you think that's bad look at the Panthers schedule. I saw it and almost fainted.

It really doesn't make any sense, with the travel to Finland especially they should be playing lot of games right now, instead they've played the least.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

It really doesn't make any sense, with the travel to Finland especially they should be playing lot of games right now, instead they've played the least.

It's crazy. I saw their October schedule on a calendar and my jaw dropped. They have played 1 game so far, then later this month they have 2 sets of back to backs and then they are off AGAIN from October 28 to November 1st.

 

[Trap Jesus]

All I know about NHL scheduling is that it affects my team negatively more than anyone else.

 

[Seanaconda]

Yeah I don't get it either.

Outside of the All Star Break and Christmas season, it really shouldn't be too hard for the league to have at least one game scheduled every day.

I assume most teams want games on weekends to maximize ticket sales but otherwise idk after the NFL and baseball season finish maybe they schedule games based on whatever gets the highest ratings during weekdays to make the guys paying the TV contracts happy

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Nobody in Florida wants to watch the Panthers, apparently that attitude bled over into the NHL front offices as they don't want to see them either.

 

[RangerDoggo]

At least the Oilers and Devils have the excuse of flying back from Sweden and needing time to adjust as a reason to play their first game on a Saturday and their second the following Thursday. Why is that also the case for the Lightning and Panthers? They played a normal, US- based NHL game.

 

[Cor]

Determining a schedule with thousands of games on it, while managing schedules of other leagues or events that share the same venues, while managing traveling time and road trips for the different teams is tougher than most here like to think

That said, overseas regular season games are dumb and shouldn't happen. To kick off the pre-season? Sure. Play all the games in Sweden or Finland or China you want. However every teams final 1 or 2 pre-season games and all regular season games should be on actual NHL team rinks.

Isles schedule is weird to start the season. Huge layoffs in between the first 3 games and then 3 games in 4 days in Cali (which actually does make sense).

vs. Sharks 10/8
@ Preds 10/13
@ Ducks 10/17
@ Kings 10/18
@ Sharks 10/20

The Cali dates make sense.

The 3 off days between the road game in Nashville and the game in Anaheim is pretty awkward. I wonder if the Isles went back to New York, or went to Cali early. I bet I know which ones the players wanted to do.

 

[McTrashBoat]

I was wondering if this thread would be about today and tomorrow

bunch of games all starting within an hour of each other and nothing tomorrow

 

[JerseyMike34]

Someone needs to know why the NHL is Dark on a Friday. Seriously.

I don't care about 1 game in a week, or the flights, I get why, I can see reasoning. But, Dark. On a Friday!?

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Someone needs to know why the NHL is Dark on a Friday. Seriously.

I don't care about 1 game in a week, or the flights, I get why, I can see reasoning. But, Dark. On a Friday!?

MLB as a reason? Its the playoffs.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I feel for oiler fans. They have a shit schedule. Home opener on the 18th? Brutal

 

[JerseyMike34]

MLB as a reason? Its the playoffs.

There is no way Game 1 of the NLCS is the reason. Dodgers/Brewers?