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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Incredibly flimsy argument here. I don’t think what empty arena they play in or the ability to say live from wherever changes anything. No fans it doesn’t matter as long as the teams have what they need during their time in that hub.
As a fan I could not care less where the games are played as long as they are being played during prime time hours and with good production value. I think Vegas makes more sense than Edmonton because they have far larger and better accommodations
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There will be games in the evening/prime time for sure, but only one from each venue.
If they go with the two arena proposal, there will be 12 teams playing out of each one. So thats 3 games a day if they go with a day off in between for every series. That means start times will be something like 2:00, 5:00, and 8:00 local times.
Add all that together and certain teams fans are not going to be very happy. Maybe they alternate start times within every series, but with TV execs being a large voice in such an undertaking, you will see the Leafs/Canadiens/Rangers/Hawks/Pens etc....getting the prime starting times depending on their time zone.
Flames and Canucks will likely get the 8PM slots regardless...but some teams will be playing in the afternoon for it to work.