Answer in a vacuum at home for PD. Assuming all other outcomes the same. (Wins and losses) Otherwise its all about matchups against the big 8. My personal view is RSC is the team to beat this season. If I see IYF destroy teams in the first 7 games I may change my thinking. I thought he was the best team last season but Yuck proved me wrong. I realize Im just a .500 D2 team trying to sqeak into a playoff spot. Just once each season Id like to pull off a shocker. Tough to do in this group..:)
note: I missed playoff by 26 points in PD last season.
I think it's ideal to have any games that you expect to be less competitive (either sure win or highly likely loss) on the road, and have "competitive" games at home. In the conference, of course, you play both teams home and away, but when you play teams where matters too, since teams may throw games for the Cup if they're still in it. If we just look at the standnigs now, I have both of the other 2-0 teams in the conference at home in the first part of the season, which means the back end of the schedule will be more difficult (as opposed to last season, which set up almost perfectly).