If you lose to the first seed, you still have exactly the same number of weeks with no official games (since first round of the playoffs falls on a Wednesday) -- but you have one extra playoff game.
Sat: RS last dayMon: new week starts now (#13) --Tue: PO 1st round <-- this game is in new weekSat: PO 2nd roundMon: new week starts now (#14) --Tue: PO final 1st gameSat: PO final 2nd game(Sun: PO final 3rd game)Mon: new week starts now (#1) --Sat: RS 1st dayMon: new week starts now (#2) --
Is it better financially to make the play-offs/relegation series or get 5th place?