Nicomo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) I expect a lot of crying from Philly fans in the comments section over Patrick not even making the top 10 Edited April 24, 2018 by Nicomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 hours ago, PacificDevil said: 1-8 was great, pens vs caps in 2nd round getting ridiculously annoying for fans of those teams. Back in the day Colo-Detroit was Conference Finals only occurrence due to 1-8 and re-seeding 1-8 has always and will always make the most sense to me. But I must add, people who complain about who their team has to play in what round annoy the sh!t out of me. Enjoy the fact your team is so successful and play the team they have to play, you entitled asshat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Nicomo said: I expect a lot of crying from Philly fans in the comments section over Patrick not even making the top 10 I'm still very happy we chose Nico, but I can't argue that you could see him as #3 based on performance in the first year. Hopefully there's much more to come. I believe there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, CarpathianForest said: Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Basketball? Lol please 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I expect a lot of crying from Philly fans in the comments section over Patrick not even making the top 10 It’s pretty dumb to lump them all together. It should be by draft year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Nicomo said: I expect a lot of crying from Philly fans in the comments section over Patrick not even making the top 10 Honestly this sort of thing is just stupid. They are doing a re-draft of players who were selected in different draft years. That literally makes no sense. Barzal was drafted 2 years ahead of Nico so you are comparing a guy who has had a bit of a head start on guys like Nolan and Nico in terms of physical development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 33 minutes ago, CarpathianForest said: Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Not sure what you want from the playoffs honestly, the Leafs-Bruins series has been fantastic, Philly-Pitt was just good dumb fun with the volume of goals scored, Vegas continued their cinderella story with a sweep, Columbus-Washington saw a ton of overtime, Colorado-Nashville had some good bite and pushback to it, I've really enjoyed this opening round so far and it's setting up some great 2nd round matchups. Winnipeg-Nashville is gonna be phenomenal, I always watch Pens-Caps, and the Atlantic series is gonna be a battle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Honestly this sort of thing is just stupid. They are doing a re-draft of players who were selected in different draft years. That literally makes no sense. Barzal was drafted 2 years ahead of Nico so you are comparing a guy who has had a bit of a head start on guys like Nolan and Nico in terms of physical development. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Lmfao. Right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: Honestly this sort of thing is just stupid. They are doing a re-draft of players who were selected in different draft years. That literally makes no sense. Barzal was drafted 2 years ahead of Nico so you are comparing a guy who has had a bit of a head start on guys like Nolan and Nico in terms of physical development. Yup, it is. But I played along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Nicomo said: Basketball? Lol please He must mean the last 5 mins of the 4th... Zzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Nicomo said: Basketball? Lol please 6 technicals, 1 ejection and a lot of physical play. A lot more exciting than teams winning series' 4-1 by an average of 3 goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 technicals, 1 ejection and a lot of physical play. A lot more exciting than teams winning series' 4-1 by an average of 3 goals. Then go watch basketball. No one cares.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit the post Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, CarpathianForest said: Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Why post this bullsh!t here ?......This is a thread about NHL playoffs........Like it was said above.....No one cares 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 The only thing I thought entertaining basketball playoff wise was that dude playing against the cavs and taking guys down via headlocks, lmao... WWE style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 hours ago, CarpathianForest said: Last night's OKC/Jazz game was more exciting than the entire NHL playoffs so far. Just a massive fail and this certainly isn't the place for this kind of post. Have to wonder just why you would even bother posting something like this here, it makes less than zero sense. If you hate what's going on so much turn the page and move on but do everyone a favor and don't spam this forum with garbage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) https://twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/988865032866889728 Edited April 25, 2018 by sundstrom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclc79 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 All out war @BOS tonight; I wonder what kind of officiating we will see tonight. I cannot keep count of the all the non-calls during this postseason. Will it be called tightly or will they be allowed some leeway? And all the pickiness at faceoffs has to stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) On 4/23/2018 at 8:34 PM, thecoffeecake said: I'm just curious, because I think I'm in the extreme minority at least on this board, but does anyone else really like this playoff format? I know people are really unhappy about Winnipeg and Nashville in the second round, but I think this format is fantastic. I love the league trying to cultivate rivalries by forcing each team to get through their division first. And it makes sense; be the best team in your region to compete to be the best team on your side of the continent to compete to be the best team in the league. I love it. Another Pittsburgh/Washington matchup would be fantastic. The only thing I would change is if the wild card teams aren't from the same division, scrap the second wild card automatically matching up with the best team in the conference and stick each team in their division's bracket. If for instance Florida had won the first wild card instead of Philly, doesn't make much sense to put us through the Atlantic and them the Metro. I absolutely detest this format, it makes the regular season mean even less. What the hell is the point of playing well all year just so you can meet a tougher opponent in the second round while two other teams with less points face off against each other? It's fvcking stupid. We have Vegas (109) vs San Jose (100) and Nashville (117) vs Winnipeg (114) what the hell is the point of being the best team in the league all regular season if it provides no benefit in the playoffs? Why should two teams with less points than the other two teams get the benefit of facing one another instead of playing tougher teams? They did nothing to earn that benefit. They did it this way so morons who can't figure out how to reseed after each round can fill out stupid brackets before the playoffs start. Edited April 25, 2018 by Satans Hockey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I don't like the format. Should be reseeding after every round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I absolutely detest this format, it makes the regular season mean even less. What the hell is the point of playing well all year just so you can meet a tougher opponent in the second round while two other teams with less points face off against each other? It's fvcking stupid. We have Vegas (109) vs San Jose (100) and Nashville (117) vs Winnipeg (114) what the hell is the point of being the best team in the league all regular season if it provides no benefit in the playoffs? Why should two teams with less points than the other two teams get the benefit of facing one another instead of playing tougher teams? They did nothing to earn that benefit. They did it this way so morons who can't figure out how to reseed after each round can fill out stupid brackets before the playoffs start. Agreed. I detest this format and have from day one. Go back to the 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 format. They won’t though, because the people who run the NHL are morons. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/04/24/stanley-cup-playoffs-nhl-announces-second-round-openers/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 4 hours ago, Satans Hockey said: I absolutely detest this format, it makes the regular season mean even less. What the hell is the point of playing well all year just so you can meet a tougher opponent in the second round while two other teams with less points face off against each other? It's fvcking stupid. We have Vegas (109) vs San Jose (100) and Nashville (117) vs Winnipeg (114) what the hell is the point of being the best team in the league all regular season if it provides no benefit in the playoffs? Why should two teams with less points than the other two teams get the benefit of facing one another instead of playing tougher teams? They did nothing to earn that benefit. They did it this way so morons who can't figure out how to reseed after each round can fill out stupid brackets before the playoffs start. If you're the best team in the conference, you're gonna get through, and home ice is the advantage you win by having a strong regular season. If Nashville doesn't get passed Winnipeg, they weren't the best team in the west. There's no parade or banner for getting to the conference final. There's no "benefit" of coming out of a weaker division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, thecoffeecake said: If you're the best team in the conference, you're gonna get through, and home ice is the advantage you win by having a strong regular season. If Nashville doesn't get passed Winnipeg, they weren't the best team in the west. There's no parade or banner for getting to the conference final. There's no "benefit" of coming out of a weaker division. How does San Jose not benefit getting to play Vegas instead of Nashville? It definitely benefited Ottawa(98) last year when they got to play Boston (95) in the first round and then play the Rangers (102) in the second round when you had Washington (118) vs Pittsburgh (111) in the second round. Pittsburgh was the second best team in the regular season and they weren't even rewarded with home ice in the second round of the playoffs. They won anyway but that doesn't defeat the fact that this system doesn't reward regular season play. It's a joke and if it actually affected the Devils you damn well wouldn't be happy about it. Edited April 25, 2018 by Satans Hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 There is enormous financial upside to playing in the conference finals rather than losing to the 2nd best team in the Western Conference in the 2nd round. Let's say Nashville gets through Winnepeg in a long, exhausting 7-round series. They'll now play in the conference finals against a team who had an easier path to get there, despite having a less successful regular season. It isn't fair to Nashville, it isn't fair to Winnipeg. The team who won the Presidents Trophy has the hardest 2nd round matchup in the NHL. Read that again slowly if you have to. It's idiotic. Period. It renders the regular season even more meaningless than it already it is. It makes NO sense.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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