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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Early preseason games have traditionally been that way .. Teams give prospects reps on the road and vets reps at home so as to not make the nhl regulars travel more than they need to.
Edm will do exactly as we did and ice vets tomorrow and it won't be a big deal. Love to see vladar close the door on them.
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I think it is also a courtesy thing. Every team wants to be able to evaluate their prospects against mostly NHLers. It kind of gives them another test control in the evaluation. It makes sense in these scenarios that the home team is the one who dresses their better players so that the prospects aren't embarrassed at home and the home town fans typically get a freebie win.
That is kind of what I always assumed anyway. Maybe I give teams too much credit for the level of cooperation.