I think we have had enough of ESPN+ for one season lol
qwertyaas
NHL knows exactly how to grow the game. Awful ESPN broadcast and Game 7 on a Monday night.
NY-Black-Dragon
I also hate the 8:00 starts because I end up missing the 3rd period on work nights.
United-War4561
Maybe give Edmonton another 7 days off ?
FireGase
I know itās a final and the distance between the teams is far but a Sunday matinee is peak sports on tv watching imo
SpinnySparks
June 24th for Game 7 of SCF is insane! Move the season up!
Zaxbys_Cook
This feels very spread out which I donāt like but I understand itās probably due to travel distance
Resident-Reason6435
ESPN is terrible, did they work in conjunction with the NHL to make this awful schedule
collinwade
Itāll be a fun series even though my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
monumentvalley170
Oilers win in Edmonton on summer solstice Game 6. Sun will still be up when the game ends ā¦
Clerkdidnothingwrong
Just curious but do some of you do for work that you canāt stay up on a little bit on a week night? If the games donāt go into marathon OTs it shouldnāt be terribly late.
Also, why are some people talking about Game 7 as though itās guaranteed to go the full distance? A few years ago when TB won in 2021, the Finals went into July and nobody complained about that. Why is a hypothetical June 24 so bad?
BillDRG
Is the asterisk and “if necessary” really necessary? Does anyone on this planet not know how a best-of-seven series works? Or is this one of those “legal department says we have to” things like telling people not to drink paint?
JRsshirt
I know people are complaining but thereās zero overlap with the NBA finals schedule. For those of us who want to watch both this is great.
JosephMcCarthy1955
I donāt remember the playoffs going on until late June. Did they spread the games out more than usual or something?
Except for Game 1, each game is one day after the corresponding game of the NBA Finals. I don’t know if there is much overlap between NHL and NBA fans, but they never schedule their finals at the same time as each other.
Obes99
I love hockey but the cup should be hoisted before the May 24. Unless your team is in it, itās a tough draw after a day at the beach.
randylikecandy
I have no dog in the fight. There could be a couple of firsts. This looks like a lot of fun.
TheP00ThatTookAPee
…and no one cared, sending hate from NY.
mcrib99
Was it Bill Simmons who said that Bettman was a spy sent by then commissioner David Stern, to destroy the NHL?
S0L-Goode
What the fuck do they have huge gaps between each game?
techobsessive
Excited to watch this series. It’ll be my first time watching a hockey game
Idunkedonlebron23
Go Rats!
ecash6969
So fucking stupid start times should be 7:00 for each game, season should end by the end of May just insane how they drag the playoffsĀ
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two days off for each travel not always the case
Potential game 7 on a Monday? Yuck.
I think we have had enough of ESPN+ for one season lol
NHL knows exactly how to grow the game. Awful ESPN broadcast and Game 7 on a Monday night.
I also hate the 8:00 starts because I end up missing the 3rd period on work nights.
Maybe give Edmonton another 7 days off ?
I know itās a final and the distance between the teams is far but a Sunday matinee is peak sports on tv watching imo
June 24th for Game 7 of SCF is insane! Move the season up!
This feels very spread out which I donāt like but I understand itās probably due to travel distance
ESPN is terrible, did they work in conjunction with the NHL to make this awful schedule
Itāll be a fun series even though my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Oilers win in Edmonton on summer solstice Game 6. Sun will still be up when the game ends ā¦
Just curious but do some of you do for work that you canāt stay up on a little bit on a week night? If the games donāt go into marathon OTs it shouldnāt be terribly late.
Also, why are some people talking about Game 7 as though itās guaranteed to go the full distance?
A few years ago when TB won in 2021, the Finals went into July and nobody complained about that. Why is a hypothetical June 24 so bad?
Is the asterisk and “if necessary” really necessary? Does anyone on this planet not know how a best-of-seven series works? Or is this one of those “legal department says we have to” things like telling people not to drink paint?
I know people are complaining but thereās zero overlap with the NBA finals schedule. For those of us who want to watch both this is great.
I donāt remember the playoffs going on until late June. Did they spread the games out more than usual or something?
[For anyone bitching about the amount of days between games, hereās why.](https://imgur.com/gallery/LCKbJ2h)
Except for Game 1, each game is one day after the corresponding game of the NBA Finals. I don’t know if there is much overlap between NHL and NBA fans, but they never schedule their finals at the same time as each other.
I love hockey but the cup should be hoisted before the May 24. Unless your team is in it, itās a tough draw after a day at the beach.
I have no dog in the fight. There could be a couple of firsts. This looks like a lot of fun.
…and no one cared, sending hate from NY.
Was it Bill Simmons who said that Bettman was a spy sent by then commissioner David Stern, to destroy the NHL?
What the fuck do they have huge gaps between each game?
Excited to watch this series. It’ll be my first time watching a hockey game
Go Rats!
So fucking stupid start times should be 7:00 for each game, season should end by the end of May just insane how they drag the playoffsĀ