Brawndo Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Bettman mentioned that the 2020-21 Season will try to be a full 82 Games, possibility starting as late as January 1st, 2021 Edited May 26, 2020 by Brawndo Quote
darksabre Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Bettman mentioned that the 2020-21 Season will try to be a full 82 Games, possibility starting as late as January 1st, 2021 Stupid. Just do a shortened season so playoffs start on time. 1 Quote
Taro T Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Bettman mentioned that the 2020-21 Season will try to be a full 82 Games, possibility starting as late as January 1st, 2021 So, how many years will it take to get back to an October-April schedule? Because they MIGHT be able to squeeze in 82 games by the end of May, but that would almost push the Finals back into early August. Would they really give the SC only 1 month off before TC 2 years in a row? '21-'22 would almost have to wait until mid-November to start & if they really pushed it they MIGHT be back on a "normal" schedule by Seattle's 2nd season. Quote
Taro T Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Anybody else remember how bad the ice in Dallas was back in June '99? Who expects any semblance of "good" ice in Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, or Dallas (or heck even St. Loius or Raleigh) come June, July, or potentially in a long playoff run in August? Refrigeration technology hasn't improved THAT much in 20 years. 1 Quote
darksabre Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, Brawndo said: lol does the NHL actually think it competes with the NFL for viewers? Quote
Thorner Posted May 26, 2020 Report Posted May 26, 2020 52 minutes ago, Brawndo said: NOOOOOOOO. Does anyone want the playoffs to be in July and August every year? Urgh. Of course the NHL is going to use this terrible circumstance to try and shift to a stupider permanent schedule. 1 Quote
Taro T Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 46 minutes ago, Thorny said: NOOOOOOOO. Does anyone want the playoffs to be in July and August every year? Urgh. Of course the NHL is going to use this terrible circumstance to try and shift to a stupider permanent schedule. They've kept the playoffs from moving further back to keep from conflicting directly w/ the NBA. (Staying in the same round as the NBA rather than a round ahead would likely hurt their ratings significantly. Which means they'll try to annually end in August. After the NBA is done, but before the NFL is playing more than bad exhibitions, & before the pennant race really heats up in baseball. IMHO, this is an insanely poor idea, which likely means August becomes the new SCF's month. Friggin' morons. 1 Quote
spndnchz Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 47 minutes ago, Taro T said: They've kept the playoffs from moving further back to keep from conflicting directly w/ the NBA. (Staying in the same round as the NBA rather than a round ahead would likely hurt their ratings significantly. Which means they'll try to annually end in August. After the NBA is done, but before the NFL is playing more than bad exhibitions, & before the pennant race really heats up in baseball. IMHO, this is an insanely poor idea, which likely means August becomes the new SCF's month. Friggin' morons. Who wants to bring a sweater with them in August or even June. Did you see the temp today? You’ll have more pneumonia than wins. Quote
dudacek Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Brawndo said: Bettman mentioned that the 2020-21 Season will try to be a full 82 Games, possibility starting as late as January 1st, 2021 Nine months without SAbres hockey versus nine years without good Sabres hockey? hmmmm........ Quote
apuszczalowski Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 4 hours ago, darksabre said: lol does the NHL actually think it competes with the NFL for viewers? They probably do 4 hours ago, Taro T said: Anybody else remember how bad the ice in Dallas was back in June '99? Who expects any semblance of "good" ice in Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, or Dallas (or heck even St. Loius or Raleigh) come June, July, or potentially in a long playoff run in August? Refrigeration technology hasn't improved THAT much in 20 years. Actually its possible that it has, since then they have technology to play games outdoors even in places that may not be seeing temperatures below freezing at the time. Quote
apuszczalowski Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Thorny said: NOOOOOOOO. Does anyone want the playoffs to be in July and August every year? Urgh. Of course the NHL is going to use this terrible circumstance to try and shift to a stupider permanent schedule. Well the good thing is that with Botterill in charge, theres a chance we wont have to worry about seeing playoff hockey around here until everything is back to normal Quote
Taro T Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 33 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: They probably do Actually its possible that it has, since then they have technology to play games outdoors even in places that may not be seeing temperatures below freezing at the time. They played outdoors in a Vegas casino parking lot back in 1991. The ice in Dallas 8 years later was slush. No compelling reason to believe it wouldn't still be during the summer. Quote
shrader Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 They want to avoid going up against the NFL? No sunday games early in the year. I guess you're still left with the monday and thursday night games, but they could minimize those days too if they really wanted to. Quote
LGR4GM Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 17 hours ago, darksabre said: lol does the NHL actually think it competes with the NFL for viewers? Imagine if they simply just didn't have Sunday games for the 2 months they overlap. Quote
LGR4GM Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) Not even surprised. But hey... if I knew anything about prospects I would get paid for it. Edited May 27, 2020 by LGR4GM Quote
tom webster Posted May 30, 2020 Report Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 11:54 AM, LGR4GM said: Imagine if they simply just didn't have Sunday games for the 2 months they overlap. It’s not just about Sunday games. It’s been the same throughout history, attendance and viewership throughout the week goes up after football season. Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) Watch to the end. Edited June 1, 2020 by SABRES 0311 Quote
Stoner Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 Pro tip. You can skip ahead. She is brutal. 1 Quote
Broken Ankles Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, PASabreFan said: Pro tip. You can skip ahead. She is brutal. I stuck around to see the commentary about the Sabres. Last segment. The relative tightness of each teams T-shirt made the intolerable more tolerable. Quote
Tondas Posted June 1, 2020 Report Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, PASabreFan said: Pro tip. You can skip ahead. She is brutal. She lost me at the Bruins shirt. F'n Brad Park. Never even got to 7 o'clock, let alone 11pm (if you get my drift). Edited June 1, 2020 by Tondas 1 Quote
Kruppstahl Posted June 6, 2020 Report Posted June 6, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 1:05 PM, LGR4GM said: Not even surprised. But hey... if I knew anything about prospects I would get paid for it. Don't be so hard on your self. Most people who are paid to evaluate talent in the sporting world aren't very good at it either. Quote
Weave Posted June 6, 2020 Report Posted June 6, 2020 36 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said: Don't be so hard on your self. Most people who are paid to evaluate talent in the sporting world aren't very good at it either. I see what you did there. Quote
MattPie Posted June 10, 2020 Report Posted June 10, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 10:26 PM, tom webster said: It’s not just about Sunday games. It’s been the same throughout history, attendance and viewership throughout the week goes up after football season. Make sense. Many people aren't going to commit 3-9 hours of football on Sunday and 2-3 NHL games the rest of the week. Quote
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