for the past two seasons, i have had my "no revenue" week early in the season balanced by the final two games at home (and three of the final four at home).
for much of these seasons, and especially this season, i have gone through the season with no real money, negative funds after each update, and thus having my hands tied, unable to spend anything. (the fact that my gate receipts have been unexpectedly down this season has further impoverished me.)
but come the final week of the season, with home games / playoff money, man the green stuff gushes and i feel like bill gates (except i have no impulse to save the world).
my point? scheduling can have a big impact on cash flow and for me made a successful Cup run not optional. (not very insightful)
my better point? when i was feeling like bill gates, making roster adjustments between seasons, i cut it too close (lower revenues than planned and bought a player before seasonal changes and watched his salary jump by $20,000 more than what i thought it was going to be has a turned a season where Cup money was going to be profit into one where it merely helped cover expenses), and spent my cushion stupidly. (kinda anecdotal, not too general)
my final, best effort point? have money in the bank to deal with vagaries of scheduling.