It would make more sense for them to do away with conferences and have each team play each other 3 times. That way the standings would be perfectly balanced and you wouldn’t have the “this conference is tougher than the other” argument. Most soccer leagues in the world use a similar format.
Nah we don’t need less games if anything we need more. Star players aren’t playing more than 65 games regardless of how many are in a season.
Extend the season and 100% of that increased play time will go to the bench players. Let’s not kid ourselves