If the schedule wasn't made the way it was on purpose it was very short-sighted by the schedule maker and league.
I've never seen a team get the amount of multi-day breaks that the Oilers have had this season. The amount of second night of a back to back is stupid too but that's nothing new. The league should be doing what it can to make sure it's split even between all three Western Canadian teams. If the venues being booked on certain days is what the issue is then book them during another week where they aren't.
The backup thing I think is just luck and the other team's coach making the wrong choice. Pittsburgh could have played Nedeljkovic in Calgary. He beat them earlier in the year. And just off the top of my head Vegas should have played Thompson in Calgary and Hill who has the Oilers number in Edmonton.
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