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BOG- Game Is Good - Status Quo
by Paul on 11/30/07 at 04:57 PM ET
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from the Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
...What they found — with only one or two dissenting views — was all good.
That the so-called “new NHL”, minus most of the hooking, holding and obstruction of the pre-lockout era, was a far better product than what they had before; that hockey-related revenues will establish record highs again this year, meaning the salary-cap will go up for next season; and that even the decline in goal-scoring (almost a full goal per game over the same period two years ago) was not enough to raise alarm bells at hockey operations.
“We need not be revolutionary, we need not be impatient,” said commissioner Gary Bettman. “We need to see how it evolves and how it all settles in and if we need to make tweaks, we shouldn’t be afraid, if we’re convinced they’re necessary.”
added 5:48pm, from the CP via TSN,
But a model that’s already gaining steam possibly in time for the 2009-10 season is the 84-game concept put forward by the Detroit Red Wings. It features 30 games against teams from the other conference - a home-and-home. It’s a proposal that has also caught the eye of new NHL Players’ Association executive director Paul Kelly.
more on the proposed schedule…
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If in Olympic years they drop eight of the 84 games from the schedule and skip the all-star game, then over a four-year period there will still be an average of 82 games with 41 home dates each year, and there will be a two-week break built in for the Olympics to limit wear and tear on the players participating.
If the NHL is going to talk about expanding the profile in Europe and have regular season games played there, then tweak things so the players can also play in the Olympics.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 11/30/07 at 07:33 PM ET
As a PA supporter, I’m very proud to hear that the guys would rather play two more games than deny their fans an opportunity to see every other NHL team once. That’s the thing that’s really impressed me—players have stepped up and said, “No, Brian Burke, no, Lou Lamoriello, this is what the fans tell us they want, and it’s what we want, too.”
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 12/01/07 at 05:06 AM ET
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30 games against the other conference is exactly what should happen, that is the type of schedule I have always felt that the NHL should try.
No matter what NHL city you live in, all other 29 teams will visit at least once a season, and your team will visit them at least once a season.
Thats what I would call THE PERFECT SCHEDULE
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 11/30/07 at 06:04 PM ET