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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
TOTF's big mistake was assuming that every team has to play every divisional opponent the same number of times. In the current system, that is already not the case out east. Tampa Bay, for instance, plays Montreal, Florida, Toronto, Boston and Buffalo four times and Ottawa and Detroit five this year.
That being said, the 84 game scenario is the best mathematically. Problem is, that would only happen if the NHLPA agreed to it. And if the NHLPA agreed to it, it blows up his other argument about how expansion creates too much hockey for the players.
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You could easily increase to 84 games if you eliminated two exhibition games. NHLPA would accept that as it would mean more revenue and a higher cap at the end of the day.