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Alpha Couturier
Is it just me that feels like the NHL kinda limps out of the gate?
This season we've had a few games abroad, some teams starting one night and then the others 2-3-4 nights later. The Flyers are spending the first week of the league out West with games starting at 10pm back home. It's such a wet fart of an open, wouldn't it be good for the league to open with a bang?
I understand the importance of the international games, so they fit in where they must but how i'd do it is to have a proper kick off weekend. 32 games over the weekend, every team plays Saturday and Sunday as part of a home and home with a rival. Philly play Pittsburgh, Toronto versus Montreal, Rangers Islanders, Tampa Florida, Kings Ducks etc... If rivals aren't available or possible then cup rematches, superstar head-to-heads, star rookie matchups. Just to see something with meaning, something of interest everywhere. You'd also do your best to stagger the face-offs, take the Hockey Day in Canada approach so there's a game starting every 30-60 minutes throughout the day. Make it so that there's always a game on and there's pretty much always one in-period for two solid days.
This'd be a big event with big games to make a statement - hockey's back with a bang and this is only the first weekend - get on board!
This season we've had a few games abroad, some teams starting one night and then the others 2-3-4 nights later. The Flyers are spending the first week of the league out West with games starting at 10pm back home. It's such a wet fart of an open, wouldn't it be good for the league to open with a bang?
I understand the importance of the international games, so they fit in where they must but how i'd do it is to have a proper kick off weekend. 32 games over the weekend, every team plays Saturday and Sunday as part of a home and home with a rival. Philly play Pittsburgh, Toronto versus Montreal, Rangers Islanders, Tampa Florida, Kings Ducks etc... If rivals aren't available or possible then cup rematches, superstar head-to-heads, star rookie matchups. Just to see something with meaning, something of interest everywhere. You'd also do your best to stagger the face-offs, take the Hockey Day in Canada approach so there's a game starting every 30-60 minutes throughout the day. Make it so that there's always a game on and there's pretty much always one in-period for two solid days.
This'd be a big event with big games to make a statement - hockey's back with a bang and this is only the first weekend - get on board!
