{"id":457743,"date":"2026-02-14T10:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457743\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:48:18","slug":"paul-bissonnette-passionate-about-nhl-calendar-cutback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457743\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Bissonnette Passionate About NHL Calendar Cutback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Paul Bissonnette<br \/>\n                          I Can Fix NHL Calendar<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Hear Me Out!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              February 14, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:10 AM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6e7bd30bee7c4106883cadc918092c5e_md.png\" alt=\"021026 paul bissonnette kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZSports.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/paul-bissonnette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Bissonnette<\/a> is taking a slap shot at the NHL\u2019s grueling schedule &#8230; saying the league might be pushing players too far &#8212; and he\u2019s got a plan to fix it.<\/p>\n<p>Biz tells <a href=\"https:\/\/tmz.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Sports<\/a> he\u2019s not holding his breath waiting for league bosses to agree &#8230; but he\u2019s still throwing the idea out there.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260212_23f2f2e516d24b4bb104f2b958dd06d5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0e7ab9fb-efd0-4d3d-80d8-c8c93ccd6e31\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/23f2f2e516d24b4bb104f2b958dd06d5_md.jpg\" alt=\"paul-bissonnette-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to listen to me,&#8221; he told us before the Super Bowl at SI The Party. &#8220;We just talk for conversation, but I think it would be cool if they would consider in years where they\u2019re doing best on best to just draw it back a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bissonnette says trimming the season to 76 games wouldn\u2019t just look cleaner &#8230; it could seriously reduce travel chaos and brutal back-to-back matchups.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241126_cc0ab099f2434b4f9c231345bb19c625\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0e7ab9fb-efd0-4d3d-80d8-c8c93ccd6e31\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cc0ab099f2434b4f9c231345bb19c625_md.jpg\" alt=\"paul bissonnette getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause if they do 76, that\u2019s 6 less than what they\u2019re doing currently. I think that makes a huge difference in not having to play back-to-backs, travel &#8230; and also how you set up how much conference play you\u2019re having versus non-conference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Biz isn\u2019t done chirping.<\/p>\n<p>He also wants the NHL to ditch its current playoff format and bring back the old 1-through-8 seeding &#8230; arguing teams that dominate the regular season deserve a real edge once the playoffs start.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241126_d025450c2ea04235bdd0f9f8c330c35b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0e7ab9fb-efd0-4d3d-80d8-c8c93ccd6e31\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d025450c2ea04235bdd0f9f8c330c35b_md.jpg\" alt=\"paul bissonnette getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to put them through this hard gauntlet of 76 or even 82 games \u2026 and now next year they\u2019re moving to 84 games. Make earning a higher seed mean that much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also hinted the league may be stuck in neutral &#8230; not because change isn\u2019t smart, but because it\u2019s inconvenient and other factors, such as arena availability, come into play.<\/p>\n<p>Biz thinks the NHL is clinging to routine &#8212; even if it means running players ragged!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Bissonnette I Can Fix NHL Calendar &#8230; Hear Me Out!!! 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