There’s no reason we can’t address 2/3 or 3/3 needs this offseason

Florida plays a very entertaining style of hockey that I have a difficult time rooting against.

Being a good team and entertaining is a dream.
- kingcong39

Florida and Colorado would be the best cup final in years.

I can see Florida getting upset though because in the playoffs your goalie needs to be your best player and I can definitely see the Bob/Knight tandem falling on their face

Rochester must win tonight and Toronto must lose in regulation tomorrow night.

https://theahl.com/22playoffprimer


- kingcong39

why is bridgeport in over rochester?

There’s no reason we can’t address 2/3 or 3/3 needs this offseason
- sbroads24

why is bridgeport in over rochester?
- homiedclown

It's points percentage per division, and Bridgeport is in a different division.

There’s no reason we can’t address 2/3 or 3/3 needs this offseason
- sbroads24

is joker a top 4 d man

or bottom pair


who is that top 6 player needed


who is the starting goalie and backup


I think it's that simple for the most part

1 RD
1 top 6 player
1 starting goalie


find the right 3 players and then make a tweak or 2 if needed for bottom 6 and perhaps the final LD spot assuming samuelsson, dahlin and power are 3 of your top 4

2 year window to load up on "rentals" before they have to start paying


assuming the owners are willing to spend a little bit for the 2022-23 season

Florida and Colorado would be the best cup final in years.

I can see Florida getting upset though because in the playoffs your goalie needs to be your best player and I can definitely see the Bob/Knight tandem falling on their face
- Pegullaville

Edmonton shall have a say before all is said and done.

It's points percentage per division, and Bridgeport is in a different division.
- kingcong39

so why are 6 teams coming out of the atlantic and north

and 5 from the central and 7 from pacific

I mean iowa is much better then the 7th seed san diego

Best case scenario tonight:

Sabres/ Vegas lose
Red wings/ Sens/Canucks win

Sabres draft 7th and 15th pre lotto.

Florida getting knocked out round 1 because Bobrovsky can’t stop a beach ball would be nice as well (sorry Ratsreign)
- Pegullaville

Bob’s been good this year. He lets in some bad ones, but he has more frequently bailed them out and held them in games until their offense got rolling. They have to commit to playing better in front of him. They can still score 3 or 4 when paying attention to the defensive details.
There isn’t an easy matchup to be had in the East playoffs this season.

why is bridgeport in over rochester?
- homiedclown

https://theahl.com/format-2022-calder-cup-playoffs

so why are 6 teams coming out of the atlantic and north

and 5 from the central and 7 from pacific

I mean iowa is much better then the 7th seed san diego
- homiedclown

Look at the link I posted. It explains it. Doesn’t explain how they thought it makes sense. But it’s explained.

Look at the link I posted. It explains it. Doesn’t explain how they thought it makes sense. But it’s explained.
- Stripes77

it literally makes no phucking sense why they would do that

so why are 6 teams coming out of the atlantic and north

and 5 from the central and 7 from pacific

I mean iowa is much better then the 7th seed san diego
- homiedclown

It's a bizarre system. Bottom 2 from each division miss the playoffs, then there's a weird best of 3 play-in type round round.

Look at the link I posted. It explains it. Doesn’t explain how they thought it makes sense. But it’s explained.
- Stripes77

It looks like they only wanted to eliminate 2 teams from each division for the playoffs.

My best guess why is more teams being able to get gate revenue for playoff games.

It's a bizarre system. Bottom 2 from each division miss the playoffs, then there's a weird best of 3 play-in type round round.
- Lunaion

The answer is money: Playoff gate revenue.

The NBA has already made a similar move with their play-in system.

it literally makes no phucking sense why they would do that
- homiedclown

Arbitrary rules are the best rules of all.

It looks like they only wanted to eliminate 2 teams from each division for the playoffs.

My best guess why is more teams being able to get gate revenue for playoff games.
- kingcong39

the 3 seed in north and central get byes

the 3 seed in atlantic and the 2 seed and 3 seed in pacific do not get byes


literally makes zero sense


6 teams in this division get in
5 teams from these divisions get in
7 teams from this division gets in

ph and each division has 8 teams

The answer is money: Playoff gate revenue.

The NBA has already made a similar move with their play-in system.
- kingcong39

does the nba take 5 teams from 1 division and 7 from another before the season starts?

Arbitrary rules are the best rules of all.
- lacaprup

16 teams in this conference

16 teams in that conference


11 teams from this conference gets in, 12 from that conference

bunch of dumba$$es

Arbitrary rules are the best rules of all.
- lacaprup

the 3 seed in north and central get byes

the 3 seed in atlantic and the 2 seed and 3 seed in pacific do not get byes

literally makes zero sense

6 teams in this division get in
5 teams from these divisions get in
7 teams from this division gets in

ph and each division has 8 teams
- homiedclown

5 teams from a division of 7, 6 teams from a division of 8, and 7 teams from a division of 9.

From there, it's how you get to 4 teams for the 2nd round.

With 5 teams, it means 3 teams get a bye.

With 6 teams, it's 2 teams that get a bye.

With 7 teams, it's only one team that gets a bye.

It's simple math.

Florida and Colorado would be the best cup final in years.

I can see Florida getting upset though because in the playoffs your goalie needs to be your best player and I can definitely see the Bob/Knight tandem falling on their face
- Pegullaville

“Being Goalie is 90% mental
the other half is physical.”
-Yogi Bobba

does the nba take 5 teams from 1 division and 7 from another before the season starts?
- homiedclown

I wish the NHL would adopt what the NBA is doing with having the top 6 teams make the playoffs and 7 - 10 needing to qualify via a play-in.

The change I'd make is the play-in would be 2 game series with the higher seed getting both home games, and only needing to win once to advance, while the lower seed would need to win twice to advance.

5 teams from a division of 7, 6 teams from a division of 8, and 7 teams from a division of 9.

From there, it's how you get to 4 teams for the 2nd round.

With 5 teams, it means 3 teams get a bye.

With 6 teams, it's 2 teams that get a bye.

With 7 teams, it's only one team that gets a bye.

It's simple math.
- kingcong39

there is nothing simple about it

I wish the NHL would adopt what the NBA is doing with having the top 6 teams make the playoffs and 7 - 10 needing to qualify via a play-in.

The change I'd make is the play-in would be 2 game series with the higher seed getting both home games, and only needing to win once to advance, while the lower seed would need to win twice to advance.
- kingcong39

The only reason for this would be for money. Team 10 wins game 1 but loses game 2 they are eliminated? How does that make any sense