There was no chance even when we thought the salary cap was going upI also think there's no chance the Capitals re-sign him.
There was no chance even when we thought the salary cap was going up
So if the NHL does do a 24 team playoffs who would the Caps get
So we could play the flyers in a 3 games series and then face them again in the division finals. That won’t end in a blood bath
? How?Flyers first
? How?
No way 1 & 2 in the Metro would play first.
The longer this pause in the season lasts, the more I agree with Gudas. I miss the hockey, but I think the NHL is trying to bail out the Titanic with a coffee mug. Once someone or multiple people test positive after playing a game....yeah stick a cork in it. Also, any contrived playoff scenario will leave an asterisk on the cup. Not worth it.
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I agree, and have been thinking the same for awhile now.
The 24 team tournament, while probably fun to watch, is nothing more than a glorified exhibition for a Cup* that will never be held to the standards of other Cups. That's not worth the potential harms to health and body from both Covid-19 and injuries from not playing hockey in months.
I think they should treat this season like a lost one unfortunately, like a strike-shortened one.
Baseball, soccer, football and other leagues might be able to get away with playing, but that's because they just or will start to begin a fresh new season. Not take a multiple month hiatus near the end of it.
I just don't buy this. Do you value Cups won during lockout years any less than ones won during a normal season? Are the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils or the 2012-13 Blackhawks thought of as less deserving champions because those regular seasons only lasted ~40 regular season games? This year, the teams played almost an entire season's worth of games so I don't think it's at all like a strike-shortened season and I think it makes more sense to crown a champion this year than to scrap it and hope we can play a full season next year.