as i have said in previous posts about this, the whole prepares them for the nhl stuff is pretty lame. when in the nhl do you play 3 nights in a row? when in the nhl do you play a game, fly 1,500 miles and play again the next day? even in regular nhl back to backs, there is normally very little travel involved. many times teams this season would play a game in texas one night, fly back up to the midwest and play the next day. now imagine that scenario with an extra 1,000 miles added in and a 2 timezone shift.
and its not even about th players being tough enough to handle that. but their increased travel schedule will lead them to play more fatigued. that will decrease their output, increase their chance for injury, and limit their success. i just think its a losing formula for the team.
obviously if they can at least get 1 team it helps with the logistics of the midwest teams coming out to the west coast, but that only mildly reduces the amount of cross country trips they need. i think you would need 3 teams out there to really make it not be a disadvantage.
also, will they be going to the north division? manitoba is the closest team and they are in teh north. however, the other teams in the north division are farther than all the midwest teams. the west division can't manage to take on another team as they are already oversized. i think it would be silly to split up the midwest cluster as that is one of the big travel benefits.
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