Series Talk: WCF Barracuda vs Griffins

[spintheblackcircle]

Griffins player breaks a stick on a shot, ends up behind Troy in a scramble. Mueller was just out on the PP and was out right out there to start the kill. Dumb

 

[spintheblackcircle]

That call on Mueller was pretty ****. Guy falls in a board battle and he's off to the box.

Was Helewka

 

[DG93]

Grosenick has been awful...that's the series

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Ryan hit his head about 10 minutes ago and hasn't come back

 

[210]

Ryan hit his head about 10 minutes ago and hasn't come back

Guessing concussion protocol is the reason...

 

[Antbox530]

The AHL schedule is stupid as ****. How does the "road" team get to play the first 3/5 at home?!?

 

[CJL182]

The AHL schedule is stupid as ****. How does the "road" team get to play the first 3/5 at home?!?

I guess they don't want to spend the time and money to fly/drive back and forth.

 

[Lebanezer]

Could really have used Goldobin right about now.

 

[Antbox530]

I guess they don't want to spend the time and money to fly/drive back and forth.

I get that, but why reward the road team? They should do 3 in SJ, 3 in GR and game 7 in SJ

 

[210]

I guess they don't want to spend the time and money to fly/drive back and forth.

Correct. And 2-3-2 is the norm for when the two teams are more than a 5 hour bus ride apart. That policy is unanimously re-approved each year by the AHL Board of Governors.

 

[210]

I get that, but why reward the road team? They should do 3 in SJ, 3 in GR and game 7 in SJ

Win your home games and it's not an issue...

 

[Antbox530]

Win your home games and it's not an issue...

Well, it would still be an issue. It would.be 2-3 GR if the home team won every game. Why should they road team get more home games than the "home team" when most series go less than 7 games? Seems like a handicap to the team that's supposed to have the advantage

 

[210]

Well, it would still be an issue. It would.be 2-3 GR if the home team won every game. Why should they road team get more home games than the "home team" when most series go less than 7 games? Seems like a handicap to the team that's supposed to have the advantage

It's not like teams didn't know this was the rule going into it...and the higher seed used to have the choice of taking the three in the middle. No idea if that's still true, but I do know no team ever picked the middle three when they had the choice.

 

[Antbox530]

It's not like teams didn't know this was the rule going into it...and the higher seed used to have the choice of taking the three in the middle. No idea if that's still true, but I do know no team ever picked the middle three when they had the choice.

Just because they know it's a rule doesn't mean it's not horse ****. More series go 6 or less games than 7, why should the road team get 3 of the first 5 games as home? It's a disadvantage to have "home ice" when there's a 90% chance of the "road team" having just as many, if not more home games.

 

[210]

Just because they know it's a rule doesn't mean it's not horse ****. More series go 6 or less games than 7, why should the road team get 3 of the first 5 games as home? It's a disadvantage to have "home ice" when there's a 90% chance of the "road team" having just as many, if not more home games.

So why wouldn't any teams pick to host the middle three if it's such an advantage?

 

[WTFetus]

Won't happen, but I actually like your 3-3-1 suggestion.

 

[210]

Won't happen, but I actually like your 3-3-1 suggestion.

You should look at the playoff schedules for the ECHL...you'd be begging for 2-3-2 for some of them.

 

[Antbox530]

So why wouldn't any teams pick to host the middle three if it's such an advantage?

Because it's choosing potentially 3 home games vs 4?!?
Naturally, you're going to pick the option to have more home games than not. Hence why I said it should be 3 in SJ, 3 in GR, G7 in SJ. That way SJ is guaranteed at least half the series at home (if it goes 6) or more (if they sweep, win in 5 or 7). Shouldn't it be an advantage to win "home ice"?

 

[Antbox530]

Won't happen, but I actually like your 3-3-1 suggestion.

Right? It's the same amount of travel per series, but it seems to reward the 'home" team a bit more

 

[210]

Because it's choosing potentially 3 home games vs 4?!?
Naturally, you're going to pick the option to have more home games than not. Hence why I said it should be 3 in SJ, 3 in GR, G7 in SJ. That way SJ is guaranteed at least half the series at home (if it goes 6) or more (if they sweep, win in 5 or 7). Shouldn't it be an advantage to win "home ice"?

Go look at some of the first round best of five schedules. In half of them the lower seed has the first two at home and the team with home ice gets the last three. Those are the rules and all teams know them before the season starts.

Feel free to complain to the AHL and/or the Barracuda. As I know how far that will get you I suggest not bothering.

 

[Lebanezer]

Grosenick's numbers in the playoffs were so much worse than the regular season. What happened there?

 

[Antbox530]

Go look at some of the first round best of five schedules. In half of them the lower seed has the first two at home and the team with home ice gets the last three. Those are the rules and all teams know them before the season starts.

Feel free to complain to the AHL and/or the Barracuda. As I know how far that will get you I suggest not bothering.

That's still dumb. The home team should get games 1-2 and 5. Just because they won't listen doesn't mean that it's not dumb and I shouldn't complain about it.
That's like me telling you not to complain that Justin beiebers music is terrible just because he'll still make the ****** music regardless.

 

[Sideshow Raheem]

Great season by the Cuda. If it weren't for the moronic Goldobin trade they'd probably still be playing.

 

[lucaseider]

Right? It's the same amount of travel per series, but it seems to reward the 'home" team a bit more

To be fair, getting games 6 and 7 at home is also quite an advantage.

 

[210]

That's still dumb. The home team should get games 1-2 and 5. Just because they won't listen doesn't mean that it's not dumb and I shouldn't complain about it.
That's like me telling you not to complain that Justin beiebers music is terrible just because he'll still make the ****** music regardless.

I'm reasonably certain I've never heard a Justin Bieber song...