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.

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  1. This series is far apart. Any time the teams hop on a plane, there are 2 days between games instead of 1 day.

  2. 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

  3. NBA finals game 7 is that Sunday.

    Monday is also often a good night for sports ratings.

  4. The first series where a 2-3-2 split could have been really beneficial for scheduling

  5. 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.

  6. Not much different than Monday night football. Which is wildly successful. Do you have a bedtime or something?

  7. They play on Saturday though, back-to-backs in the finals in no bueno.

  8. 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.

  9. So my GF and i made 2 separate future bets in the begging of march. she placed a 500$ bet FLA will win i placed a 500$ bet that EDM will win. now were both in the final. what do you think our cash out offers will be and who should take, who should hold?

  10. 1. Flight/travel time due to long distance between the teams.

    2. Game 7 NBA on Sunday.

    3. Monday does well when it comes to sports ratings.

    If it seems stupid to you, it might just be because you’re not thinking it through all the way. Each of the three above separately would be enough to have the game on Monday. All three together and it’s a lock.

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