Comments on: Time to dance with Stanley http://puckdrop.ca/2009/05/time-to-dance-with-stanley/ a site for serious puckheads and for all things hockey... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: #17 http://puckdrop.ca/2009/05/time-to-dance-with-stanley/comment-page-1/#comment-310 #17 Sat, 30 May 2009 01:42:48 +0000 http://puckdrop.ca/blog/?p=238#comment-310 well if Detroit goes down I wouldnt mind it going to the Pens. Thats a sick schedule, especially when no one is taking a night off (going through the motions like the Sens until they got put out of the playoffs). That said..both teams have to face that stupid schedule. well if Detroit goes down I wouldnt mind it going to the Pens.

Thats a sick schedule, especially when no one is taking a night off (going through the motions like the Sens until they got put out of the playoffs).

That said..both teams have to face that stupid schedule.

]]> By: McPhail http://puckdrop.ca/2009/05/time-to-dance-with-stanley/comment-page-1/#comment-309 McPhail Fri, 29 May 2009 14:18:33 +0000 http://puckdrop.ca/blog/?p=238#comment-309 Wings have injury woes (and thanks to Bettman's catering of the NBC late night programming schedules) will have to play 3 games in 4 days, giving little time to recover. It's the first time in over 50 years that there will be back to back games in the Stanley cup final. It's unfortunate that the NHL has to adjust the scheduling of its championship series in order to avoid clashes with NBC's late night programming. hat other sport bends its schedule around a Network's programming the way the NHL does?? A Network that pays $0 for the NHL product?! Shouldn't the NHL schedule its games to ensure the best on-ice product (day off between games as per the last 50 years), so that when television networks do broadcast it - the viewers will see the best quality hockey??? The timing for this couldn't be worse for the Wings. Hossa raised a good point in saying "what happens if Saturday night's game goes to triple OT?". If that were to happen, I can't see the Sunday night game being top-notch hockey. Complaining about Bettman and his tendancy to bend over to the large American television networks is a moot point. It's probably as big a waste of time as it is complaining about his insistence to keep subsidizing struggling (understatement) teams in the Southern US rather than relocating some of them to ACTUAL HOCKEY MARKETS. 3 games in 4 days is nuts. 30 teams fought all year to reach the Stanley Cup finals and ultimately to win them. Why rush it now? I have no problem with starting the series on Saturday but why 3 games in 4 days?? It's because the NHL is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Unfortunately, the timing for this advanced schedule move could not be worse for the Wings. They are without a doubt beat up. That being said, they are much deeper than the Pens. Also it's interesting to note that of Crosby's 14 goals, I think 12-13 were scored within a 4 foot radius of the net. Don't expect him to get that much room in this series. I think it will be a hell of a series and it's no secret that I am hoping that the champs repeat. Reports this morning indicate that Lidstrom will be back for game 1. That's a HUGE step in the right direction... Wings have injury woes (and thanks to Bettman’s catering of the NBC late night programming schedules) will have to play 3 games in 4 days, giving little time to recover. It’s the first time in over 50 years that there will be back to back games in the Stanley cup final. It’s unfortunate that the NHL has to adjust the scheduling of its championship series in order to avoid clashes with NBC’s late night programming. hat other sport bends its schedule around a Network’s programming the way the NHL does?? A Network that pays $0 for the NHL product?! Shouldn’t the NHL schedule its games to ensure the best on-ice product (day off between games as per the last 50 years), so that when television networks do broadcast it – the viewers will see the best quality hockey??? The timing for this couldn’t be worse for the Wings. Hossa raised a good point in saying “what happens if Saturday night’s game goes to triple OT?”. If that were to happen, I can’t see the Sunday night game being top-notch hockey.

Complaining about Bettman and his tendancy to bend over to the large American television networks is a moot point. It’s probably as big a waste of time as it is complaining about his insistence to keep subsidizing struggling (understatement) teams in the Southern US rather than relocating some of them to ACTUAL HOCKEY MARKETS.

3 games in 4 days is nuts. 30 teams fought all year to reach the Stanley Cup finals and ultimately to win them. Why rush it now? I have no problem with starting the series on Saturday but why 3 games in 4 days?? It’s because the NHL is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Unfortunately, the timing for this advanced schedule move could not be worse for the Wings. They are without a doubt beat up. That being said, they are much deeper than the Pens. Also it’s interesting to note that of Crosby’s 14 goals, I think 12-13 were scored within a 4 foot radius of the net. Don’t expect him to get that much room in this series. I think it will be a hell of a series and it’s no secret that I am hoping that the champs repeat. Reports this morning indicate that Lidstrom will be back for game 1. That’s a HUGE step in the right direction…

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