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GGG · 02-25-2018, 07:17 PM

I think the 4 team groups is a bad idea. There is just to high of probability that there are 4 bad teams in a division or one good team and three terrible teams.

The New England Partriots had one year where other teams were competent in the AFC East and in the NFC an 8-8 team and an 7-8-1 team got in over much better teams.

I don't mind the concept of 3/4 teams making the playoffs but it should be done in 8 team pools. Top 2 get byes. I also wouldn't do best of 5 because that would be 10 days without hockey for the top 8 teams which is too many.

So 4 divisions, top 2 get byes, Then best of 3 with the better seed getting the choice of the first 2 or last 2 games. Series is played in 4 nights.

02-25-2018, 07:17 PM	#33
GGG Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Exp:	I think the 4 team groups is a bad idea. There is just to high of probability that there are 4 bad teams in a division or one good team and three terrible teams. The New England Partriots had one year where other teams were competent in the AFC East and in the NFC an 8-8 team and an 7-8-1 team got in over much better teams. I don't mind the concept of 3/4 teams making the playoffs but it should be done in 8 team pools. Top 2 get byes. I also wouldn't do best of 5 because that would be 10 days without hockey for the top 8 teams which is too many. So 4 divisions, top 2 get byes, Then best of 3 with the better seed getting the choice of the first 2 or last 2 games. Series is played in 4 nights.