If both conference finals end in sweeps, the championship will start on
May 28. If either series reaches five games, the finals will begin on
June 5.
Detroit plays their 4th game on Sunday. Pittsburgh plays theirs on Tuesday. If both sweep then Pittsburgh has two nights to recover, while Detroit has four. Advantage Detroit, for sure.
But if Detroit sweeps and Pittsburgh goes five, then the Wings have 12 nights off! Do I blame this on NBC? BIH NBC!
Of course it doesn't help that they've got the two series off-set by more than just a single night. Why don't they just run both on the same nights (7PM/10PM starts) and have recaps/analyses/etc on the nights off.