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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

Sep 21 @ 2:32 PM ET
Eklund: Rumor from Two Sources. NHL Considering Double Headers Early Next Season
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:36 PM ET
Sounds like a disaster
MattStrat
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: ...serial abuser...and misuser...of the ellipsis , NF
Joined: 12.12.2014

Sep 21 @ 2:38 PM ET
I just cant see there being a season until the border opens...
ddMoose
Colorado Avalanche
Joined: 08.27.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:39 PM ET
Compressed schedule, double headers, what could go wrong?
HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Gwinn, MI
Joined: 01.26.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:40 PM ET
WOW! Let's just play back to back double-headers too! Anything to get 82 games in!
ddMoose
Colorado Avalanche
Joined: 08.27.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:42 PM ET
I just cant see there being a season until the border opens...
- MattStrat


Sources say games will be played at the border with a red line painted between the US and Canada. Teams are talking about being required to stay in a bubble on their side of the red line and take turns firing pucks at the net on the other side during four 12 minute 32 second periods. E6
RedC21
Calgary Flames
Joined: 01.18.2013

Sep 21 @ 2:42 PM ET
I could see back to back games in the same location but there isn’t really a benefit to double headers. Nearly everyone will be back to work during the day so the ratings for those morning games will suffer and the quality of hockey for an evening game will suffer.
QuickSCF
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 06.11.2014

Sep 21 @ 2:44 PM ET
I’d say shut it all down until the world returns to normal. Whoever wins the cup this year is not a real winner. Half of the players don’t even care and don’t want to be there. There is no pressure without a stadium full of fans watching. It’s a total joke. If there was any fans and pressure, Tampa would have been swept in round 1 again
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Sep 21 @ 2:45 PM ET
Eklund: Rumor from Two Sources. NHL Considering Double Headers Early Next Season
- Eklund

This might just be your best work yet, Ek.

Will any of these double-headers be played in Toronto's 40,000 seat arena?
Queenie_5_hole
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 05.01.2015

Sep 21 @ 2:47 PM ET

Just to go down this insane rabbit hole.... IF a team plays a double header do they get any additional time off to recover? Because they'd likely need it and it would sort of eliminate much of the advantage of them doing that.

Seems like a horrible idea.
QuickSCF
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 06.11.2014

Sep 21 @ 2:47 PM ET
The seeding format was also a joke. Let’s throw out 70 plus games and have a round robin for seeding. Then you have a team like Philly getting top seed and playing the trap against the 24th best team in the nhl lol
HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Gwinn, MI
Joined: 01.26.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:48 PM ET
I could see back to back games in the same location but there isn’t really a benefit to double headers. Nearly everyone will be back to work during the day so the ratings for those morning games will suffer and the quality of hockey for an evening game will suffer.
- RedC21


Yup!, Should be the end of discussion!



Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Sep 21 @ 2:48 PM ET
Just to go down this insane rabbit hole.... IF a team plays a double header do they get any additional time off to recover? Because they'd likely need it and it would sort of eliminate much of the advantage of them doing that.

Seems like a horrible idea.

- Queenie_5_hole

I'm assuming you mean the guys who don't get additional time off due to injury.
Kooleus
Los Angeles Kings
Location: LA (home of King Alex), CA
Joined: 11.17.2018

Sep 21 @ 2:49 PM ET
Friedman broke this story over a month ago. The rumour isn't 2 games on the same day. Instead it's back-to-back games in the same location. Which is completely different. So Boston flies into Tampa to play them on Monday night. Then they play again on Tuesday night. Seems like a logical idea since there are no fans that are disappointed to see the same visiting team 2 days in a row. But the concept of playing a game in the morning and then again that evening is highly unlikely to be approved by the NHLPA. I seriously doubt anyone actually suggested that. If so it was some nerd in the scheduling department that doesn't understand how bodies recover from an NHL hockey game.

So is this someone reporting Friedman's rumour with a misunderstanding of what a double-header means? Or is this a new rumour that actually means 2 games in 1 day?
HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Gwinn, MI
Joined: 01.26.2020

Sep 21 @ 2:50 PM ET
Friedman broke this story over a month ago. The rumour isn't 2 games on the same day. Instead it's back-to-back games in the same location. Which is completely different. So Boston flies into Tampa to play them on Monday night. Then they play again on Tuesday night. Seems like a logical idea since there are no fans that are disappointed to see the same visiting team 2 days in a row. But the concept of playing a game in the morning and then again that evening is highly unlikely to be approved by the NHLPA. I seriously doubt anyone actually suggested that. If so it was some nerd in the scheduling department that doesn't understand how bodies recover from an NHL hockey game.

So is this someone reporting Friedman's rumour with a misunderstanding of what a double-header means? Or is this a new rumour that actually means 2 games in 1 day?

- Kooleus

-Doh-
Location: VA
Joined: 10.05.2015

Sep 21 @ 2:52 PM ET
If they condense the schedule I could see them expanding the roster sizes and allowing the cap hit to be based on the salaries of the players on the ice for the given night.

Maybe max 15 forwards, 8 dmen an 3 goalies.

So in effect it would be increasing the cap without increasing the cap. Teams could carry a bad contract (or two) in the "Did not play- Coaches Decision" category.

It would also allow younger players to practice and come into and out of the lineup night to night.

But the overall main benefit would be giving players that log heavy minutes an occasional night off on the 2nd game of back to backs.
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Sep 21 @ 2:53 PM ET
Friedman broke this story over a month ago. The rumour isn't 2 games on the same day. Instead it's back-to-back games in the same location. Which is completely different. So Boston flies into Tampa to play them on Monday night. Then they play again on Tuesday night. Seems like a logical idea since there are no fans that are disappointed to see the same visiting team 2 days in a row. But the concept of playing a game in the morning and then again that evening is highly unlikely to be approved by the NHLPA. I seriously doubt anyone actually suggested that. If so it was some nerd in the scheduling department that doesn't understand how bodies recover from an NHL hockey game.

So is this someone reporting Friedman's rumour with a misunderstanding of what a double-header means? Or is this a new rumour that actually means 2 games in 1 day?

- Kooleus

A long, long time ago, I attended a convention held in Mile One Stadium in St. John's, NFLD. At the time, the Leafs had their AHL team there.

I got talking with a local, and he told me that there were a lot of "2 games in 2 days" with other teams, since the travel costs to NFLD were so high. He told me that fans loved it, because if there was any kind of rough stuff in game one, game two would be sold out - you were guaranteed fights.
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Sep 21 @ 2:54 PM ET
If they condense the schedule I could see them expanding the roster sizes and allowing the cap hit to be based on the salaries of the players on the ice for the given night.

Maybe max 15 forwards, 8 dmen an 3 goalies.

So in effect it would be increasing the cap without increasing the cap. Teams could carry a bad contract (or two) in the "Did not play- Coaches Decision" category.

It would also allow younger players to practice and come into and out of the lineup night to night.

But the overall main benefit would be giving players that log heavy minutes an occasional night off on the 2nd game of back to backs.

- -Doh-

They are going to have to do something, because there is no way in hell going to be an AHL season next year.

Teams are going to have to have some sort of taxi squad, to keep players in shape in case of injuries to the big club.
cnatch
Detroit Red Wings
Location: ON
Joined: 07.02.2018

Sep 21 @ 3:01 PM ET
A long, long time ago, I attended a convention held in Mile One Stadium in St. John's, NFLD. At the time, the Leafs had their AHL team there.

I got talking with a local, and he told me that there were a lot of "2 games in 2 days" with other teams, since the travel costs to NFLD were so high. He told me that fans loved it, because if there was any kind of rough stuff in game one, game two would be sold out - you were guaranteed fights.

- Atomic Wedgie


I need to see proof of your translation from eastcoastspeak. If there's no "feckaff" then I shan't believe it to be true
Itsjustarash
Vancouver Canucks
Location: BC
Joined: 08.29.2013

Sep 21 @ 3:04 PM ET
So are the rosters going to be set at 35 skaters for each team?
bcallaway
St Louis Blues
Location: The Clown may be the source of mirth - but who shall make the clown laugh?
Joined: 03.29.2006

Sep 21 @ 3:05 PM ET
If the season begins without fans there is a thought that the league may consider "doubleheader" days where two teams would play twice in the same day. One in the late morning and then again at night. The NHL is curious if the teams would be up for this, saying the benefit is obviously to shorten the season and cut way back on travel..I believe the players would be all for it.

There is also some question that each teams would have the same amount of doubleheaders, and those games could be shortened to two twenty minute periods or three 15 minute periods.

- Eklund


Somebody's messing with you just to see if you will print anything.

Mission accomplished.


MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Sep 21 @ 3:07 PM ET
Please don't make the league into a circus. Playing two games in the same day. What is this, softball?
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Sep 21 @ 3:08 PM ET
If they condense the schedule I could see them expanding the roster sizes and allowing the cap hit to be based on the salaries of the players on the ice for the given night.

Maybe max 15 forwards, 8 dmen an 3 goalies.

So in effect it would be increasing the cap without increasing the cap. Teams could carry a bad contract (or two) in the "Did not play- Coaches Decision" category.

It would also allow younger players to practice and come into and out of the lineup night to night.

But the overall main benefit would be giving players that log heavy minutes an occasional night off on the 2nd game of back to backs.

- -Doh-



I don't know how they could do that. The cap is based on days of the season, not games.
joegreif17
Location: Hockeyville, BC
Joined: 05.10.2009

Sep 21 @ 3:08 PM ET
Many a hockey fan just needs the stats to keep the pools going, so who cares about two games in one day as long as we get our bonus points, goals, pp goals, game winners, shutouts etc
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Sep 21 @ 3:09 PM ET
I just cant see there being a season until the border opens...
- MattStrat



Didn't American players cross the boarder to play in the playoff bubbles?
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