The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are set to meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1993. It’s likely to start May 7.
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We’ll have to wait for official word from the NHL, but sources are saying that the Vancouver Canucks versus Edmonton Oilers Pacific Division final series will likely start May 7.
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Despite a statement from Canucks star J.T. Miller that he’d heard the series would start Sunday, that doesn’t appear to be the case.
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The original schedule for the Canucks versus Nashville Predators series had Game 7 scheduled for Sunday if necessary, but the behind-the-scenes logistics at Rogers Arena would have been less than ideal: it’s the off day between two Pearl Jam concerts at the arena, which means the stage and other back-of-house items would have been taken down and removed from the arena. Also that morning is the BMO Vancouver Marathon, which would have Pacific Boulevard closed in the morning.
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Conceivably the league could have just scheduled Game 1 of Canucks versus Oilers instead of Game 7.
But sources suggest that Game 1 of the series will likely be on Tuesday. Pearl Jam’s second concert of their world tour-opening weekend is on Monday, Tuesday is the next available open date at the arena, outside of Sunday.
And that would allow for the Canucks to host Game 2 Thursday, before the series shifts to Edmonton for Game 3 on Saturday. Sportsnet would see a Saturday game in Edmonton as ideal.
We’ll just see what the NHL says.
More to come…
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