bronconick
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Re: 2009-2010 NHL Playoffs Thread Part II: Dan Boyle's fate rests in the balance...
Why would that force a Friday game 5 at 10pm eastern ending at 1am Saturday instead of a Thursday game 5 at 10pm ending at 1am? Jump on a plane right away, back in Detroit by what, 6 am at the earliest? Just seems like you're going to have some ugly jet-lagged hockey Sunday afternoon for an elimination game.
My guess is because of NBC. The only other series with games scheduled for Sunday are NJ/PHI, which no one wants to see and won't make it to a Game 6 anyway, and VAN/LA, which CBC will want and which would get a poor rating to a general US audience.
Why would that force a Friday game 5 at 10pm eastern ending at 1am Saturday instead of a Thursday game 5 at 10pm ending at 1am? Jump on a plane right away, back in Detroit by what, 6 am at the earliest? Just seems like you're going to have some ugly jet-lagged hockey Sunday afternoon for an elimination game.