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H I Mcdonough · 10-01-2002, 04:26 PM

Wow, all this hockey talk.

I will say this for the MLB playoffs as opposed to the NHL playoffs: At least in the MLB playoffs, we're talking about 4 very good teams on each side. You aren't going to see a sub-.500 team in the NLCS. Every team in the playoffs is of a certain calibur, some more than others obviously, where as in hockey there are 16 teams and anyone can win it.

I suppose that makes it more exciting for some, but I'm trying to figure out why hockey is the only sport where the regular season records seem to indicate little or nothing. There are far too many hockey teams that come out of nowhere as the 6 or 7 seed and advance in the playoffs. It happens occasionally in the other "big 3" but it happens every year in the NHL.

10-01-2002, 04:26 PM	#11
H I Mcdonough Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 291	Wow, all this hockey talk. I will say this for the MLB playoffs as opposed to the NHL playoffs: At least in the MLB playoffs, we're talking about 4 very good teams on each side. You aren't going to see a sub-.500 team in the NLCS. Every team in the playoffs is of a certain calibur, some more than others obviously, where as in hockey there are 16 teams and anyone can win it. I suppose that makes it more exciting for some, but I'm trying to figure out why hockey is the only sport where the regular season records seem to indicate little or nothing. There are far too many hockey teams that come out of nowhere as the 6 or 7 seed and advance in the playoffs. It happens occasionally in the other "big 3" but it happens every year in the NHL.