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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
No back to backs with travel until the middle of February I think.
Lots of games with multiple day breaks before game.
More favourable travel schedule.
Lots of games with the other team on a 2nd half of the back to back, and hence lots of back ups.
Honestly considering the Flames and Oilers play pretty much the exact same schedule it's crazy how different the actual structure of that schedule is.
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Their schedule was 100% built to maximize rest for McMinus and DraiSelke. The league knows they are a 2 horse team and it’s their only chance, so maximizing the number of days off and playing tougher teams on the back end of a back-to-back achieve this for them.