Regular season: Ott 98pts, NYR 102pts - Ottawa has home ice advantage in round 2

[Puikiou]

Just goes to show how disfunctional the current playoff format really is.

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[Kane One]

All these scenarios have been brought up by numerous times in the past before it was approved, and considering the league and the players approved this nonsense, I don't want to hear any of them complain.

 

[danishh]

one way to solve the problem - move pittsburgh and columbus to the northeast division.

 

[HavlatMach9]

oh we have home ice advantage

 

[T REX]

Division winners should be seeded first. Then it should go by points highest to lowest. Division winners should get home ice regardless of point total. After that higher point team should be home always. It's an odd seeding no doubt.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

This was an issue with the 1-8 playoff format as well, with the #6 team sometimes having more points than the #3 team.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

This hardly a new phenomenon.

It happened in the old system too.

 

[StittsvilleJames]

Quit crying. Finish as a WC, get a lower seed. This isn't a surprise, we all knew about this going into the playoffs.

 

[bert]

Love it! WEEEEW

 

[BroadwayStorm]

It won't matter. The Senators are a less talented squad than the Rangers up and down the lineup save for Karlsson and the Rangers are the best road team in the NHL. Their home ice advantage is a non issue. I would worry if it was Pitt or something like that.

 

[BurgoShark]

Seedings are meaningful unless you have identical schedules for every team in the conference. For example... NYR was swept 4-0 by Montreal in the season series, but Ottawa played Montreal 1 extra time. Maybe if NY has to play Montreal one more time instead of Ottawa playing them both teams end on 100 points. Sure - this is a silly example, but the point is that you can't compare teams with non-identical schedules. The seeding system is an imperfect way of addressing that, but it has merits. In any case Ottawa didn't just fall in to their #2 position. They earned it.

If the Rangers are annoyed they should just win it in 6

 

[zenator]

It is a strange system.

However, I'd rather have the Sens starting on the road. They have played better on the road all season, won all 3 in Boston, 1-2 at home.

The Rangers probably prefer being on the road as well, given their road record.

Oh well, the Sens are stuck with the home ice disadvantage, thanks to the NHL.

 

[Realm]

Home teams are 18-23 in the Playoffs, Home ice DISadvantage.

 

[Cassano]

one way to solve the problem - move pittsburgh and columbus to the northeast division.

Move em to Canada. #MakeIt9

 

[patnyrnyg]

Seedings are meaningful unless you have identical schedules for every team in the conference. For example... NYR was swept 4-0 by Montreal in the season series, but Ottawa played Montreal 1 extra time. Maybe if NY has to play Montreal one more time instead of Ottawa playing them both teams end on 100 points. Sure - this is a silly example, but the point is that you can't compare teams with non-identical schedules. The seeding system is an imperfect way of addressing that, but it has merits. In any case Ottawa didn't just fall in to their #2 position. They earned it.

If the Rangers are annoyed they should just win it in 6

Habs and Rangers only played 3 times.

 

[OmniSens]

Wait - We have home ice? Wow, didn't know that.

 

[EichHart]

The 1-8 system was perfect, not sure why they even felt the need to change it?

 

[magnkarl]

Sens fans should ask how much home advantage helped Habs fans. NYR are the best away team hands down.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Give us a break, we need the extra revenue.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Sens fans should ask how much home advantage helped Habs fans. NYR are the best away team hands down.

It's still better than starting on the road first, so who cares?

 

[ColePens]

I heard on NHL Network (sirius) that the NHL has an agreement for at least 3 more years of this structure? Is that serious?

 

[SniperHF]

The ROW difference between the teams is....interesting.

 

[ColePens]

The 1-8 system was perfect, not sure why they even felt the need to change it?

I would like a pure 1-8 with division winners getting a guaranteed spot. But if a division winner, for whatever ridiculous reason, is a #4/5/6.. so be it.

 

[De Montreal]

one way to solve the problem - move pittsburgh and columbus to the northeast division.

Yeah pretty much. NHL just see Florida and Tampa as cash grab with so many Habs fans playing there. But it's just nonsense. Plus Atlantic division is just so weak when you compare it to the Metro.

Montréal, Toronto, Boston, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ottawa, Buffalo, Detroit

Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Carolina, Washington, Tampa Bay, Florida

 

[PatrickEaves]

Give us a break, we need the extra revenue.

Best post.