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Saw this earlier and thought it was crazy the difference in miles travelled next season.
Well, Penguins can’t fly so it makes sense.
I took a look at their road schedules earlier when this was fresh on Reddit. The best I could see is that Montreal has four short (3-4 game) road trips out west, while Ottawa has two short ones and one really long one. I don’t think that accounts for all of the difference but it’s a chunk of it.How are the Habs and Sens so far apart ?
Can ask the same question for Ana/LA, Sea/Van, and even Utah/Col (next door states).How are the Habs and Sens so far apart ?
My grandma was from Pittsburgh and absolutely hated flying. I think twice in her life she got talked into going on a trip by plane, once to California and once to Florida. Both times she was so upset that she refused to fly back and ended up taking the bus back to Pittsburgh.It's only fair. Pittsburgh's roster is old and it makes traveling more difficult for them.
Wish they would've published one without the Europe trips, that would be more representative of the normal expected travel for teams over a season.New Jersey, Buffalo, Florida, and Dallas get a big spike from their trips to Europe.
A lot of the rest of the teams are unsurprising just because of their lack of proximity to other teams.
The real outlier seems to be Montreal - so much more distance than, say, Ottawa when they really should have similar travel demands.
Wish they would've published one without the Europe trips, that would be more representative of the normal expected travel for teams over a season.
I don't feel bad for any teams travel after watching the wings, an EST team, play in the west for years
Not that travel isn't a factor, but I feel like teams on the second game of a B2B playing a rested team would have a much bigger impact
Another factor, which we also see with Toronto is the NHL likes to get teh Habs and Leafs home on Saturday nights whenever possible, or at least they used to.I took a look at their road schedules earlier when this was fresh on Reddit. The best I could see is that Montreal has four short (3-4 game) road trips out west, while Ottawa has two short ones and one really long one. I don’t think that accounts for all of the difference but it’s a chunk of it.
But then the Stanley Cup would never get awarded because every team would choke in the first round.This disparity could be avoided if all the teams were relocated to Toronto.
I don't think taking a bus to Edmonton is fair. The Rangers should at least take a train.What we need is Larry Brooks of the NY Post telling us the Rangers should be compensated for the least travel miles in a comfortable airplane while it is clearly an advantage for Florida to fly so much. Rangers have to take a bus to Newark and Edmonton where half the Devils and Islanders crowd are Ranger fans
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I'm curious to see if there's a big disparity with thisThat works for ALL teams.