So, game 6 is tomorrow night.  Detroit can win the cup.  It starts at 8 pm eastern time.  One hour later, the NBA final begins.

The scheduler for the NHL should be fired.  The league is losing money, franchises are going under, and they put a potential cup winning game on the same night as the NBA finals.

And then the NHL wonders why NASCAR draws more viewers.

I agree that it majorly sucks to have both sports on the same nights.

However, hockey is actually undergoing a bit of a renaissance in interest and attendance. Attendance was up for most of the NHL this year, and TV numbers are good for them.

I haven't seen a single NBA game in years, unless you count some guy at the blackjack table asking if I can see the score from my seat.

If you're a hockey fan, you'll watch hockey.  If you're not, you won't.  Basketball won't impact that decision.  Although, I can understand that the NBA might want to think about not scheduling their games when there is something interesting on TV.  How about games at 4 AM???

The NHL has way too many teams.  They should contract if they want to become relevant again.  Otherwise they will stay irrelevant.