Quote from: Blue In BC on May 03, 2026, 01:11:29 PMI think it's safe to say some players are nicked every week after the 1st game. Whether they can play is always a TBD. We saw that last year.
So yes I think the reserve list travels with the team. It does add some additional cost but doesn't the team charter a plane? Players probably double up in hotels I'd guess.
The other question I posed was do the 2 reserve players get changed game to game to adjust for those that might need to a GTD? If so where do those moved from the reserve go?
Quote from: Tecno on May 03, 2026, 04:44:34 AMWell, then take more of your "cost" tack justifying (or not) the reserve vs AR expansion. How about away games? AR guys would fly out and need a hotel room. Reserve guys...? Will the reserve fly out? I would assume if no one is GTD then the answer is "no"?
So there's one other reason the league would allow +2 reserve instead of +2 AR.
(And I'm just playing devil's advocate and trying to figure it out too. I'm with many here that +2 AR would be nothing but a good thing for us fans.)