To: discostu
Nope. No asterisk. It’s all about the playoffs anyway. Making them longer and harder just makes it better. And given how little advantage home ice is, especially in the playoffs where half the top seeded teams lose in the first round pretty much every year, the hub thing really means nothing.
If that is the case, and I don't contest that it is, isn't the regular season a glorified preseason?
39 posted on
05/26/2020 3:48:46 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
If that is the case, and I don't contest that it is, isn't the regular season a glorified preseason? Basically, yes.
Back in the 80s the fans and Media were getting fed up with the Minnesota North Stars and their play. Someone within the organization told the media that they always played just well enough during the regular season to get into the playoffs, then they actually started playing serious.
Their fan base disappeared after that and they ended up being sold to Texas as the Dallas Stars.
44 posted on
05/26/2020 4:49:52 PM PDT by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: Dr. Sivana
In the NHL is definitely is. Basically it’s an over long tournament qualifier. But also fun.
69 posted on
05/27/2020 7:09:32 AM PDT by
discostu
(I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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