Game 7 is scheduled for a Monday evening. Night for the East Coast.
This seems really stupid to me. Why not play it on Sunday. Game 6 is scheduled for Friday. I hope they change it. That is if this series somehow goes 7.
This series is far apart. Any time the teams hop on a plane, there are 2 days between games instead of 1 day.
Stinky_Toes12
I think they spaced out the games more this year due to the amount of travel. If they had to play game 6 in edmonton and then game 7 in florida 2 days later all the players would prolly be exhausted
cosmicdave86
NBA finals game 7 is that Sunday.
Monday is also often a good night for sports ratings.
Stetzy93
The first series where a 2-3-2 split could have been really beneficial for scheduling
ShartRat
Because travelling back and forth from eastern to pacific time zones 3 times in the span of 9 days will wreck you. Definitely unfortunate the scheduling works out the way it does though.
Humans_Suck-
Don’t worry, the oilers won’t last that long
nsfwITGUY19
Not much different than Monday night football. Which is wildly successful. Do you have a bedtime or something?
Powerful-Reward-9770
Do we really expect it to go 7 ?
commodore_stab1789
Saint Jean let’s go
mpmatx
You do realize it’s a 7 1/2 hr Flt each way right?
No_Minimum9828
Happy birthday me
Muskwa
Don’t worry. The Oilers will get it done in 6, which is a Friday.
CubicalWombatPoops
They play on Saturday though, back-to-backs in the finals in no bueno.
HarloldBallardLives
It’s like the NHL doesn’t know what it’s doing
EvenConversation9730
Mondays rake in viewers for sporting events
MaddingtonBear
The NHL and NBA finals try to avoid each other on TV. This year, ABC happens to have both the NBA and NHL finals, and rather than shunt one off to ESPN (and compete against themselves anyway), they’re airing both on broadcast.
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This series is far apart. Any time the teams hop on a plane, there are 2 days between games instead of 1 day.
I think they spaced out the games more this year due to the amount of travel. If they had to play game 6 in edmonton and then game 7 in florida 2 days later all the players would prolly be exhausted
NBA finals game 7 is that Sunday.
Monday is also often a good night for sports ratings.
The first series where a 2-3-2 split could have been really beneficial for scheduling
Because travelling back and forth from eastern to pacific time zones 3 times in the span of 9 days will wreck you. Definitely unfortunate the scheduling works out the way it does though.
Don’t worry, the oilers won’t last that long
Not much different than Monday night football. Which is wildly successful. Do you have a bedtime or something?
Do we really expect it to go 7 ?
Saint Jean let’s go
You do realize it’s a 7 1/2 hr Flt each way right?
Happy birthday me
Don’t worry. The Oilers will get it done in 6, which is a Friday.
They play on Saturday though, back-to-backs in the finals in no bueno.
It’s like the NHL doesn’t know what it’s doing
Mondays rake in viewers for sporting events
The NHL and NBA finals try to avoid each other on TV. This year, ABC happens to have both the NBA and NHL finals, and rather than shunt one off to ESPN (and compete against themselves anyway), they’re airing both on broadcast.