Atlanta Thrashers: 2 games in 7 nights?

[vassman86]

Can anyone shed some light on this: the Thrashers are only playing 2 games in 7 nights.

Sat. Oct 10 @ OTT
Fri. Oct 16 @ NJ

I've never seen such a huge gap in regular season play. Anyone have a good explanation?

[keyboarding]

That's nothing. Toronto only has one game on a Sunday next week.

[Flight]

Attendance issues? Thrashers seem like a struggling organization (more of a gut feel than actual proof of this), as opposed to say the Coyotes who are in the desert but have built a following.

[mtneer1212]

With the Falcons playing well, and SEC football in full swing, the Thrashers are an afterthought. Maybe if they are in contention in April......

[icecapper]

I know that most Thrashers home games come after football season.

[keyboarding]

Attendance issues? Thrashers seem like a struggling organization (more of a gut feel than actual proof of this), as opposed to say the Coyotes who are in the desert but have built a following.

With the Falcons playing well, and SEC football in full swing, the Thrashers are an afterthought. Maybe if they are in contention in April......

Neither explain why Toronto plays 1 game next week. The answer is the NHL is run by morons.