What's the upside? Well....Bettnan's golden boy Crosby won't need to face either the 1 or 2 seed until the conference final....while a team that finished higher than the Pens faces the 2 seed in round one....what else could you want?
Exactly this.Horse**** format.
I wanna (rightfully) see the ECF in round 3. Not in rounds 1 or 2.
One of possibly the best conference finals ever occurred under this format. Kings \ Hawks would have been a 2nd round game if they reseeded.Horse**** format.
I wanna (rightfully) see the ECF in round 3. Not in rounds 1 or 2.
Pittsburgh had to go through a 108 point team then a 118 point team the first two rounds last year, despite having 111 points themselves. The format screws different teams different years. The best teams still emerge.What's the upside? Well....Bettnan's golden boy Crosby won't need to face either the 1 or 2 seed until the conference final....while a team that finished higher than the Pens faces the 2 seed in round one....what else could you want?
I can understand why the league made it like this.
People are overreacting, my only complaint is that unless your team goes far your likely going to play the same team every other year. But I guess that’s to create rivalries.
We could see Boston and Toronto another three or four times in the next five years if not more...
What's the upside? Well....Bettnan's golden boy Crosby won't need to face either the 1 or 2 seed until the conference final....while a team that finished higher than the Pens faces the 2 seed in round one....what else could you want?
What was your excuse last year when the #2 overall penguins played the #4 and #1 teams in the league in the first two rounds?
Apologies for using pitt....can i just say the format sucks.What was your excuse last year when the #2 overall penguins played the #4 and #1 teams in the league in the first two rounds?
Yup...caught that after i typed it.Those numbers from last year aren't in the east. They are in the whole league. Toronto is #6. Boston is #4. Tampa is #3.
The way the Bruins are looking you might not be around past the 2nd. How is this shit even allowed to be posted?Biggest upside is only having to deal with Leafs fans for one round.
I’m betting 99% of those complaining about the current system live in the Eastern time zone and never had to deal with early or late start times. And if you have never been to LA, Anaheim, or San Jose and have never experienced the traffic, please don’t assume that a 6pm start time is easy for us to get home to.
Don’t make the exception the rule.One of possibly the best conference finals ever occurred under this format. Kings \ Hawks would have been a 2nd round game if they reseeded.
believe most people were pretty happy with that WCF