3 sweeps, 3 different teams, all Eastern Conference. What does it mean?

[1989]

Exactly as the title says; 3 sweeps in only 2 rounds, all in a single conference.

Columbus sweeps Tampa Bay, New York sweeps Pittsburgh, who is then in turn swept by Carolina.

Is this the parity that the NHL dreamt of - lower seeds overtaking high seeds?
Or is this counterintuitive to the idea of parity - games should be more likely to go to 6-7 games?

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[Butch 19]

nothing!

 

[Dr Pepper]

Teams getting hot/cold at the right/wrong time.

Simple as.

 

[Dynamite Time]

Columbus swept Tampa Bay, not Boston.

 

[Kranix]

Exactly as the title says; 3 sweeps in only 2 rounds, all in a single conference.

Columbus sweeps Boston, New York sweeps Pittsburgh, who is then in turn swept by Carolina.

Is this the parity that the NHL dreamt of - lower seeds overtaking high seeds?
Or is this counterintuitive to the idea of parity - games should be more likely to go to 6-7 games?

Detroit swept Philly in 97. Should I be reading anything into that related to today's NHL?

 

[JT Kreider]

That the Metro is the best division in hockey by a million miles

 

[1989]

Columbus swept Tampa Bay, not Boston.

Thanks, I don't know how I got that mixed up, haha.

 

[Duke749]

Odd year is still odd.

I’m of the opinion that things tend to happen in bunches.

 

[Dynamite Time]

The NHL playoffs are more exciting than the NBA playoffs. More exciting and open than every other pro postseason for that matter.

 

[JT Kreider]

Odd year is still odd.

I’m of the opinion that things tend to happen in bunches.

Yep. Like the Capitals, Eagles, Cavs and Cubs all ending historic championship droughts right in succession.

Blues or the Sharks next up?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

In b4 the "change the playoff format" posts start.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Sample size.

Look it up.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

It's why it's the only sport where luck, skill, physicality, chemistry, and the Hockey Gods can change everything from one series to the next. It's why this is the greatest game on earth.

 

[Roboturner913]

It means that some teams beat some other teams four games in a row

It probably also means that the gap in quality from the first seed to the eighth seed is much, much smaller than people tend to think.

 

[Coatsy79]

That the Metro is the best division in hockey by a million miles

My arse it is

 

[wetcoast]

nothing!

Exactly it's like trying to take any meaning from any teams 4 game sample.

 

[supsens]

Goalies

 

[Pilky01]

It means there are no great teams

 

[vanarchy]

I have no choice but to assume that the Eastern conference sucks.


<-- for the inevitable guy that would actually get mad about this.

 

[Em etah Eh]

It's why it's the only sport where luck, skill, physicality, chemistry, and the Hockey Gods can change everything from one series to the next. It's why this is the greatest game on earth.

Yeah, it would be pretty odd if the Hockey gods started messing with the NFL.

 

[Khelandros]

My arse it is

Prove him wrong.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Hockey be cray cray

 

[EakinsMVP]

Statistics are one hell of a drug

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Yeah, it would be pretty odd if the Hockey gods started messing with the NFL.

The NFL has zero to do with this game so I'm really not sure what your purpose in this even is.

 

[Rich Nixon]

it means hockey isn't real.