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Originally Posted by Weitz
In 2016-2017 teams on average earned -0.04 points when playing on 0 nights of rest then when they played on 1 night of rest. It has been higher in the years before that but it has trended down, which I imagine is due to better training and sleep habits and what not of current players.
Its really not that big of an advantage as people make it out to be.
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A greaser would make that comment. If the situation were flipped and Edmonton were in Vancouver's spot, I'm sure your tune on playing tired would be a little different. These players are human, not machines, and the game is rather rigorous, so whether big or small it is a factor.
Perhaps it's not always a huge factor if the travel is limited and there is a gap heading into the BTB, but when you get into 3rd in 4 nights territory it obviously does factor in.
You can't watch that game and tell me Calgary had anywhere near a full tank going in.
Probably a good handful that they catch on BTBs are probably also finishing a 3 in 4 swing as teams tend to complete the Vancouver/Calgary/Edmonton circuit in a few days.