I know and people complained about no preseason games. That’s never been the issue I’ve had with it, though. I just can’t see a way the NHL makes this thing work throughout July, unless the cancer remainder of regular season. And, if they do that, they probably can finish on time of close to it.
No they didn't... season ticket holders have complained about being forced to pay for preseason since the beginning of time. People were happy about not paying for preseason.
It's the money that talks. The NHL will want to get things back to as much normalcy financially as quickly as possible. Regular season makes money, not preseason.
That’s fair. But, even if training camp is a week, and no preaseason, that’s an off-season of what, 6 weeks for the cup winners?
If the post season is over by the end of July, that's all of August, and 3 weeks of September...or maybe all of September, and then back to camp first week of October, season opens second week like this past year started.
Seems unrealistic to me. I mean, players sometimes take that much time off in the offseason before they start training again. It’s not fair to the players whatsoever. But, I guess neither is being told your playoff hopes are gone and there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s an unfair situation.
I don't think the cup champions will be complaining all that much. Just means a heavier cup hangover.
So, whomever told you that, never watched a Stanley Cup Finals series.
The GMs were upset because players they were paying guaranteed contracts to were risking injury playing elsewhere. Not the short offseason.
I've got a t-shirt from the Stadium Series game in 2016 with the rosters of both teams on the back. The only players left from that Wild roster as of the last game this season?
Here's to hoping that at least 2 more names come off that list before they play again.
