What a poor NHL schedule................

[Nanookster]

............I don't like the unbalanced schedule nor do I like the travel schedule.

The Oilers played 3 games in four nights, with a home game in the middle? Earlier in the season they had five or six days off between games. The Flamers had the same type of break.

Who is the nut making the schedule? They must have been dog tired last night.

[PDO]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

It's done on purpose.

Something like 65% of games that are played on the 3rd day in 4 nights, and the teams winning % in those games is somewhere around 35%.

Bettman may not be the sharpest knife the drawer..

But he sure as hell realizes that this a gate-driven league, and home wins lead to better attendance.

[Evil Dr. Len]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

It's done on purpose.

Something like 65% of games that are played on the 3rd day in 4 nights, and the teams winning % in those games is somewhere around 35%.

Bettman may not be the sharpest knife the drawer..

But he sure as hell realizes that this a gate-driven league, and home wins lead to better attendance.

very interesting perspective

[Nanookster]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

It's done on purpose.

Something like 65% of games that are played on the 3rd day in 4 nights, and the teams winning % in those games is somewhere around 35%.

Bettman may not be the sharpest knife the drawer..

But he sure as hell realizes that this a gate-driven league, and home wins lead to better attendance.

Wow, and you sound serious.

[PDO]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Here's the numbers from mid-march of last season:

Of the 334 games so far in which one of the teams is on the back end of a B2B ... on 260 occasions it was the road team. That'd be 78%.. can't find the 3 games in 4 nights numbers, but that should give you a rough idea.

.27 Goals/Game.

That's the number a home team outscores a road team by if all things are even (roster, rest).

.35 goals

Would be the number a rested team outscores an unrested team by (B2B games).

.31 goals

Would be the number a rested road team outscores an unrested home team.

The schedule is definitely formed to favour home teams.

As annoying as it is, it makes a lot of sense for the NHL to do this.

[Esks996]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Don't get me started on the schedule!

[esks4life]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Don't get me started on the schedule!

Isn't this like the 5th time Nook has started a thread about the schedule?

[quake]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Bettman may not be the sharpest knife the drawer..

Must be a uneducated farmer

[Esks4ever]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Isn't this like the 5th time Nook has started a thread about the schedule?

only 1,343,565 more to go before its equal to the number of times he has said his usual DM sucks bull****...
or 6,446,882 more to before its equal to the number of times he has said Calgary/burris sucks..

[stamphater]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

only 1,343,565 more to go before its equal to the number of times he has said his usual DM sucks bull****...
or 6,446,882 more to before its equal to the number of times he has said Calgary/burris sucks..

[Nanookster]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

Isn't this like the 5th time Nook has started a thread about the schedule?

No, first.

[Nanookster]

Re: What a poor NHL schedule................

only 1,343,565 more to go before its equal to the number of times he has said his usual DM sucks bull****...
or 6,446,882 more to before its equal to the number of times he has said Calgary/burris sucks..