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Originally Posted by Mathgod
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I think a better question is if Gaudreau had missed most of the season and was on the verge of returning just in time for the playoffs, and the Flames had missed the playoffs by one point (finishing the season 20-6-4 even without Gaudreau), would the reaction to this thread be the same as it is now?
My main suggestion is to expand the playoffs to include more teams. So far no one has made a counter argument to it.
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And it's a huge shame that a team with 94 points, which ended the season on a 20-6-4 tear, won't be partaking in these playoffs. The Lightning are just now starting to get healthy and hitting their stride, but due to an (IMO) very unfair standings and playoff format, these playoffs will not include one of the league's best teams.
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Half the teams make it, half don't. Everyone is aware of this from the start. Nothing unfair.
Also, Tampa is not one of the best teams otherwise they'd be able to make the playoffs.
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A case could be made that Jets fans are also getting the raw end of the deal considering their team just won 7 in a row to finish off the rs... all for naught.
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The jets shouldn't have lost 5 in a row in Nov and 4 in a row multiple times in the season.
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To me, games played early in the season don't have a whole lot of relevance to how a team would perform in April/May/June, and the standing/playoff format should be adjusted to account for that.
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This make's it sound like you want games weighted differently, not expanding standings.