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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Money. The money they make and how much players are paid.
I don't think the teams want to lose out on potential profits and I don't think the players want to take any kind of pay cut.
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Depends, if players had the prospect of a less grueling season and injuries they might take a small pay cut to make that happen.
The amount of money lost on a shorter season could easily be recuperated by the fact that the playoffs wouldn't run into June, and more fans would stay interested. A shorter season means higher-stakes games.
The fact of the matter is, a bye week is stupid because an 82 game season is already way too long. Frick why don't we just do it MLB style and have a 162 game season while we're at it.