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Originally Posted by dobbles
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.
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To me it is 2009 it isn't like they are stuck on crappy buses with seats two sizes to small.
I used to travel a ton for my work, a lot longer trips than in the AHL, and with the way airplanes are now it didn't really affect me at all after a long trip.
I know you have to hate the move and try to make it seem like a bad idea at all times but really the travel seems like a pretty petty issue.