If there still is a cup this season

[illpucks]

But with different format (ie single game playoff series, or other), would you put a * beside the cup winner?

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[amnesiac]

no more than 95 or 2013

 

[LakeLivin]

Depends on what the modification was. Add an extra round to include all teams with a realistic shot at the playoffs at the time the season was shut down? No. First round (or maybe even two) best of 5 instead of best of 7? No. Best of 3 all the way through? Probably. Less than 16 teams in the playoff? Absolutely.

 

[CanadienShark]

If the format remains the same, no. If there's slight changes, probably still no. If there's a complete overhaul of the playoff format, maybe.

So probably not.

 

[Pyrophorus]

16 teams, 4 rounds is a no
Anything else....yes.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Depends on what the modification was. Add an extra round to include all teams with a realistic shot at the playoffs at the time the season was shut down? No. First round (or maybe even two) best of 5 instead of best of 7? No. Best of 3 all the way through? Probably. Less than 16 teams in the playoff? Absolutely.

That's a yes.

 

[LakeLivin]

Depends on what the modification was. Add an extra round to include all teams with a realistic shot at the playoffs at the time the season was shut down? No. First round (or maybe even two) best of 5 instead of best of 7? No. Best of 3 all the way through? Probably. Less than 16 teams in the playoff? Absolutely.

That's a yes.

An extra round would make winning the Cup harder than it currently is. To me, adding an asterisk would be desirable if anything is done that dilutes the championship. Not so much if these extraordinary circumstances force something the other way around, imo.

 

[Foppberg]

Yup

 

[Pyrophorus]

An extra round would make winning the Cup harder than it currently is. To me, adding an asterisk would be desirable if anything is done that dilutes the championship. Not so much if these extraordinary circumstances force something the other way around, imo.

If anything is different from the usual agree upon format, then its an asterisk.
The playoffs were never fair, stop trying to make it that way. Shoulda , coulda stories
are for Jack Todd.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Is the poll for the question in the thread title or the poll title? I voted no I wouldn't put an asterisk, but I do think a cup will be awarded.

 

[LakeLivin]

If anything is different from the usual agree upon format, then its an asterisk.
The playoffs were never fair, stop trying to make it that way. Shoulda , coulda stories
are for Jack Todd.

I guess we just look at things differently.

 

[Machinehead]

Nah, it is what it is.

I'm not gonna fault a team over a global pandemic.

 

[Phrazer]

Yes. No-fault to the team who wins it. But it won't be the same as an 82 games season immediately followed by 2 months of war.

 

[bobholly39]

So long as there are 16 teams in the playoffs (or more) - no asterisk needed. This is true of whether you play 4 best of 7 rounds, or shorter if necessary.

The only need for an asterisk would be if you cut it down to 8, or 4 teams.

I don't mind more than 16 teams. Obviously I assume this wouldn't be more "best of 7" round series - but more some "best of 1", or maybe even "best of 3" for the last few playoff spots in cases where it's close (ie instead of only one of TOR or FLA making 3rd in atlantic - they play an extra "play in" to qualify). There's a lot of ways to do this, i suggested a few in other threads - but all in all, i'd be fine with it, and actually prefer this.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

If a full playoffs is played then no.

 

[BlueBaron]

The reason I say no is the Cup was originally a Challenge Cup which anyone could win, there were no NHL or Regular season requirements. Whatever happens you can be sure more than 6 teams will compete for it so it surely is as legit as an original 6 Cup.

10 years from now no one is going to be saying "You only won that Cup because of Corona" unless of course it's the Leafs

 

[Hisch13r]

If we were to put an asterisk on this season then there'd need to be an asterisk on like all Cups before the mid 70's when there only around half the amount of teams there are now

 

[biturbo19]

If a full playoffs is played then no.

Yeah. If they "modify" the regular season or even cancel the rest of it altogether, i wouldn't put an asterisk beside the season. That's not the biggest deal. Even some sort of weird "play-in" tournament or something, i could gloss over.

But if the playoffs themselves are modified...that's where the asterisk would come out for me.

 

[Voight]

If they win the required 16 games then what do I care if its a shortened season?

 

[wintersej]

Yeah. If they "modify" the regular season or even cancel the rest of it altogether, i wouldn't put an asterisk beside the season. That's not the biggest deal. Even some sort of weird "play-in" tournament or something, i could gloss over.

But if the playoffs themselves are modified...that's where the asterisk would come out for me.

From 79 to 87 the first round was a best of 5. Do those count?