I like it, and have actually been wanting something like this forever.
IMO the current regular season is kind of a boring grind. Like one oversized sausage with very little that stands out.
I also think playing two games against the same team could do nothing but improve the latter game. The team that lost will always be motivated to have it back, and any animosity will be fresh in everyone's mind.
You could also have back to backs that are completely fair to both team, which would ease scheduling.
I would just generally like to have more regularity in the schedule. That you could look at the schedule and clearly see some patterns. "When are they going to do the NY/NJ/Boston trip? Oh this year it's in January", etc.
Also, ecology should play a part in everything. It's just dumb to ignore it.
Plus I think players (and everyone who has to follow the teams) would love the reduced air miles. Anything that keeps the players fresh directly improves the quality of hockey and thus the entertainment value for fans.
I also think it would be cool to do kind of the same in reverse, so that the visiting teams would also come in similar packages, so you'd get Rangers and Islanders close in Calgary close together etc. You could have observations like "we've owned the east coast last couple of years" etc.
Basically I support anything and everything that would split the regular into something more than just an endless stream of seemingly random opponents from all over.
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