Thelonebillsfan Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 24 teams lmao, god it's so stupid. One of the garbage fire teams is gonna fluke into winning the cup too, I can feel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, Thelonebillsfan said: 24 teams lmao, god it's so stupid. One of the garbage fire teams is gonna fluke into winning the cup too, I can feel it. I'm fine with it. Weird situation. Different games played for different teams, etc. They are trying to do the best they can not to impact future events too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, Forge said: I'm fine with it. Weird situation. Different games played for different teams, etc. They are trying to do the best they can not to impact future events too Idk it just feels cheap. Like if a bottom 5 team wins the cup despite everything else is that really a legitimate title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Thelonebillsfan said: Idk it just feels cheap. Like if a bottom 5 team wins the cup despite everything else is that really a legitimate title? I mean, if a team gets beaten by a bottom 5 team in a 5 game series, do they really deserve to win? I say this as an Oiler fan fully expecting a playoff Kane, Keith, Toews and Crawford to give us all we can handle. A 3 week training camp too should help teams shake off all sorts of rust. I do like the stipulation that if a lower seeded team beats you in the playoffs, you swap pick positions with them. I've warmed up to it. A March madness type tournament could be good for the game, especially for new fans. Having multiple teams stuck in a few HUBs could lead itself to a few storylines too. My only real concern is the effect of it on next season. Starting the season in December as rumored is gonna compress a ton of games next season, increasing the risk of injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Considering the SCP is the 2nd best playoff in all of sports (March Madness), I'm all for more of it. As long as it doesn't mess with the Devils draft, of course lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers0909 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Can someone explain the lottery to me, of course the NHL made it as convoluted and unnecessary as possible and as a team with a first round bye I don't care to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, flyers0909 said: Can someone explain the lottery to me, of course the NHL made it as convoluted and unnecessary as possible and as a team with a first round bye I don't care to figure it out. basically, qualifying round doesn't count as the playoffs. If you lose, you qualify for the lotto, if you win your play in round, you are "in the playoffs" (important for conditional picks like Vancouver's which change hands on the basis of the playoffs). The "lotto" consists of picks 1-3 like previously, and the odds are still the same as they were in previous years. It's largely the same (picks 8-15 all basically have the same odds this year though because they are unknown teams at this juncture). The one thing that is different is because of the play in round, we actually don't know who the other 8 teams in the lotto are (obviously still pending the qualifying round). So if one of those teams wins a top 3 pick (the 8 teams are currently only referred to teams a / b /c / etc, etc), the league basically has a second lotto draw for those 8 teams after they are determined from the qualifying round to see who actually won the pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Also regarding the draft lottery, I'm really hoping an unassigned team wins it. It would be great having that over the heads going into the play in, especially for Chicago and Montreal, considering they'd have the best subsequent odds of getting the top pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 10:29 AM, beekay414 said: Considering the SCP is the 2nd best playoff in all of sports (March Madness), I'm all for more of it. As long as it doesn't mess with the Devils draft, of course lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Canadian Saint said: Also regarding the draft lottery, I'm really hoping an unassigned team wins it. It would be great having that over the heads going into the play in, especially for Chicago and Montreal, considering they'd have the best subsequent odds of getting the top pick. Was just gonna ask when they plan to play the next season. Seeing how they can't even practice until July, I'd guess the season isn't done until September? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Blazer026 said: Was just gonna ask when they plan to play the next season. Seeing how they can't even practice until July, I'd guess the season isn't done until September? Yeah so what I've read is they'll start a training camp early July for 3 weeks. Then the phase one draft lottery. Then the play in round starts. Playoffs occur and cup is handed in early September. Offseason. Draft and then free agency begin. Training camp for the following season starts in late November/December. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan4life51 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I wouldn't mind if the season went from Dec-Aug instead of Oct-June. Most people are locked into football from Aug-Jan so I think it would help the NHL out. Plus, even though I'm a baseball fan, the summer months are BORING it would be nice to have some hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Eichel sweepstakes. They are a coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Canadian Saint said: Eichel sweepstakes. They are a coming. No they're not. He's our franchise player. The owners might as well sell the team. He's frustrated with losing, who isn't in professional sports? Are you expecting him to say things are positive in any form? The entire city is frustrated with this hockey team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, NickChowaniec said: No they're not. He's our franchise player. The owners might as well sell the team. He's frustrated with losing, who isn't in professional sports? Are you expecting him to say things are positive in any form? The entire city is frustrated with this hockey team. I truly hope he stays and you're right. For me I just think Buffalo has done him no favors when it comes to building a team around him(and this is coming from an Oilers fan who went through the same thing with McDavid). They've improved, but they still have so much to do. Development of guys like Mittelstadt haven't helped either. I don't think the optics are all that great after confirming Botterill is back for one more year, you have Eichel saying he is frustrated and Risto saying thing like "If they change things up I'm the one traded." Again I really hope I'm wrong and he stays in Buffalo (Eichel + Dahlin should be great foundation), but if things don't turn around in a hurry, I could see him asking for a trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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