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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
I know I say this every year, but this is my dream schedule ...
ASG gets played in September as the official Kickoff to the season:
- fans are itching for hockey
- players are itching to get back
- selection is based on the entire previous season and playoffs
- a true celebration of the game and the highlights of the previous season
- very few players would opt out for ‘maintenance’ reasons
Winter Classic remains as the key mid-season event.
Insert single bye weeks for teams in late Jan to mid Feb for maintenance.
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I don't know if the beginning of the season would be any better. Look at pre season games and the effort level of the starters during those games. I could also see players dropping out of the game because they don't want to get injured for the upcoming season. Arguably, more players might skip it at the beginning of the season and take a suspension for game 1 vs skipping in Jan and taking a suspension in game 50.