DoktorJeep
Expediency x Sentimentality = Mediocrity
Arcadia > Thousand OaksI think dallas just broke vgk.
Stars VERY impressive
Arcadia > Thousand OaksI think dallas just broke vgk.
Stars VERY impressive
Well it's the playoffs, so Vegas won't go on LTIR after being brokenI think dallas just broke vgk.
Stars VERY impressive
Shouldve used that PLD trade package++ for Arcadia to bring him homeArcadia > Thousand Oaks
Because what happens this year is irrelevant to the discussion - except that the Faber deal was designed to win "now" and has failed spectacularly.The Wild didn't make the playoffs and we still hear about that trade.
I was just going to post about this. The reward for Dallas is to play the cup winners in the 1st round - and then the Avs.. that is just a nasty gauntlet for best conference record. Re-seeding would at least help a little. I read that a lot of fans complain about the arrangement, but that the GMs have no desire to change the current format.. was a quote from Buttman.. dont have a link.The current bracketing/seeding system is terrible. Add to it the lack of re-seeding, and it just doesn't work. The winner of Dallas/Vegas gets the best team remaining as a reward, while the two worst teams remaining get to face each other. Winnipeg gone too early and some team that wouldn't have beat them gets a free ride to the WC final. It's just broken.
It's still about trying to manufacture rivalries by forcing at least two division matchups every 1st round.Which year did the seeding matchups change? Did everyone dislike the 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, etc.
It was the 2013-14 season.Which year did the seeding matchups change? Did everyone dislike the 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, etc.
The Kings were not a wildcard. They were P3.It was the 2013-14 season.
Kings were the first No. 8 seed and wild card team to win the cup.
You're right. I misremembered. They were the first team to win in the new wildcard format.The Kings were not a wildcard. They were P3.
It's still about trying to manufacture rivalries by forcing at least two division matchups every 1st round.
Of course, we've played Edmonton three years in a row but there is no rivalry because we play the p***yest brand of hockey in the NHL.