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Buffalo Back To Back
by @DaveDavisHockey on 03/23/11 at 03:30 PM ET
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From Darren Dreger of TSN,
Explaining why the Sabres play so many back to backs is somewhat complicated according to the NHL, although geography and the team’s request to maximize the number of weekend and holiday home games are said to be key contributors.
Buffalo leads the NHL with the most home weekend games (90 over past four years) which is clearly an advantage for the organziation, plus commitments to national broadcast partners specific to the Sabres divisional rivals, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa area also factors into the scheduling equation.
more, including Sabres stats in back to back games this season, plus the NHL’s preparations for the Bruins-Habs rematch tomorrow
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Since Larry Quinn apparently requested the extra weekend home games on behalf of the fans, I’d be surprised if things were changed.
Posted by @DaveDavisHockey from Buffalo, NY on 03/23/11 at 09:47 PM ET
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“Buffalo leads the NHL with the most home weekend games (90 over past four years) which is clearly an advantage for the organziation…”
Advantage? I guess he means financial advantage? I wonder if this changes going forward with the new ownership. I sure hope so as I’d rather go and see a rested team win than a tired team lose.
Posted by clownfat on 03/23/11 at 09:10 PM ET