Your Ideal Road Schedule

[coolboarder]

You are a NHL schedule maker, give us your own version of Canucks' road schedule and your mandate is to give at least five road back-to-back games and all 41 road games schedule and at least five home-away b2b games. How many games and days Canucks should go out on road trips? Give us your lowest air mileage if possible. The reason: the Canucks has looked gassed at the end of the 7-game road trip and how would you adjust their road schedule if you are in charge of the schedule. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic as it is rarely discussed. Please explain why you feel that road trip route is better than the current road schedule. Be aware of the NHL schedule rotation matrix for the western conference so try to plan road trip accordingly. Please don't list the home schedule, just the road schedule.

Example:

San Jose, Anaheim-Los Angeles * (4 nights) (* signify as end of trip and going home. and - signify as b2b games) or L.A.-Anaheim, Arizona, San Jose* (7 nights).

For home/away b2b, just list, home/Edmonton, Toronto, etc * or home-Calgary *.

Have fun as a Canucks schedule maker.

[CanucksFan2323]

lol looks like u put alot of work into thinking of this but no one has replied yet :/

[Ghostsof1915]

You forget the following:

- Not every arena is owned exclusively by the Hockey Club (for example MSG, ACC, and United Center).

- Arenas also host other events. Concerts, Auto Shows, Circuses.

That is why scheduling is not done by humans. It's done by computer, based on available dates. You can't just say "California Road Trip December x to y. "

[coolboarder]

You forget the following:

- Not every arena is owned exclusively by the Hockey Club (for example MSG, ACC, and United Center).

- Arenas also host other events. Concerts, Auto Shows, Circuses.

That is why scheduling is not done by humans. It's done by computer, based on available dates. You can't just say "California Road Trip December x to y. "

I am aware of the arena availability issue but my intention in the thread is not about arena availability but rather your dream road schedule. If the Canucks were given the first dibs of the schedule while the rest in the NHL teams schedule filled up after Canucks booked up their dates basically the point of this thread. Also, the dates is irrevelant as I asked how many days and number of road games per trip to these citie that you feel is the best interest for the Canucks. Everybody has a different thought in this subject, I am sure of it. Just your ideal road schedule where everybody might be happy with given their circumstance in related to being isolated in North America.

[coolboarder]

lol looks like u put alot of work into thinking of this but no one has replied yet :/

Well, why don't you response by creating your ideal road schedule?

[AllEyezOnMe]

Edmonton, edmonton, buffalo, edmonton

[Twilight Sparkle]

well it doesn't really matter how you book it. easier travel doesn't always equal easier games, or the team being well rested enough to go through california. no matter what road trip is booked, i at least expect a .500 effort on any road trip. you could book the team with SJ, LA, ANA, ARI, DAL, COL and back for all i care. a 7 game eastern swing sounds a little better than going through hell with those teams

[Pimp C]

Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton

[JeremyCuddles]

14 games in Edmonton. Then home against Edmonton, then back to Edmonton for 6-7. Etc.

[coolboarder]

I wish all of our road games is Edmonton.

My ideal road trip, in no particular order with two options in related to number of road games based on this season schedule rotation. I only count air miles.

Option A.

5 games: Detroit, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Toronto: 4594 miles

8 games: Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, New York Rangers, Islanders, NJ, Philadelphia, Washington: 5319 miles

5 games: Nashville, Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay, Dallas: 6072 miles

4 games: St. Louis, Chicago, Minnesota, Winnipeg: 3997 miles

3 games: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis: 4210 miles

4 games: Colorado, Arizona, Anaheim, Los Angeles: 3168 miles

3 games: San Jose, Arizona, San Jose 2904 miles

3 games: Edmonton, Calgary, Colorado: 2668 miles

2 games: Calgary, Edmonton: 1083 miles

1 game: Edmonton : 1006 miles

Total air miles in a year: 36740 miles, almost 9,000 miles difference than the current schedule.

Option B

Rest of road trip is same but with adjustment:

5 games: Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington: 5319 miles

3 games: New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey: 4872 miles

The total is 41628 miles and still is lower than the Canucks current road trips schedule with almost 46000 miles.

This shows me that the routing is important and to keep Canucks played fresh and have longer career. This total is on par with average eastern conference travel schedule. I like option A because of the closeness of travel in The eastern corridor between Boston and Washington, plus Ottawa and Montreal is less than 100 miles apart. Dallas should be a part of the southern U.S. swing. It helps lower the air miles as well.

edit: I personally prefer the Canucks longest road trip, 8 games to occur right before the all star break so that they may be fresh at their first game back home for better chance to win.