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Erick Estrada · 04-22-2013, 03:29 PM

I don't like it. The Flames season was over after their first 10 games when they came out of the gates slow as the short season leaves very little margin for error. There are too many loser points given out for a 48 game season and you need 82 games to truly separate the contenders from the pretenders. Also the short season doesn't leave enough separation from 8th place to last in conferences making it too easy for teams just out of the playoff race to completely tank for a top 5 pick. Look what the Hurricanes and Predators did after the deadline. There are way too many 1,2,3 win teams this year down the stretch and it looks bad.

04-22-2013, 03:29 PM	#6
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I don't like it. The Flames season was over after their first 10 games when they came out of the gates slow as the short season leaves very little margin for error. There are too many loser points given out for a 48 game season and you need 82 games to truly separate the contenders from the pretenders. Also the short season doesn't leave enough separation from 8th place to last in conferences making it too easy for teams just out of the playoff race to completely tank for a top 5 pick. Look what the Hurricanes and Predators did after the deadline. There are way too many 1,2,3 win teams this year down the stretch and it looks bad. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 04-22-2013 at 03:32 PM.