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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I personally see how people may not like a single game overriding the work they put in over 82.
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I hear you, but there's an easy solution - finish 3rd or higher in your division.
Under my proposal this year, one of CAR-11th/CBJ-13th could rightly complain about missing 2 home playoff games...then again, under current rules, MTL (14th) is hard done by.
Balanced sched comparison (against the West):
CAR - 41 pts
MTL - 34pts
CBJ - 34 pts (incl 2 loser pts)
FLA - 30 pts (4 loser pts)
vs East:
COL - 38 pts(6 loser)
DAL - 32 pts (2 loser)
ARI - 28 pts (4)
VAN - 31 pts (3)
CHI - 35 pts (3)
MIN - 32 pts (4)
It is certainly flawed that the 24th VAN would get a shot against 18th ARI. All 7 teams in the Central are better by all indicators.
Average pts/team by division (not corrected for 3 pt games, but they avg out pretty darn close):
Central: 91.43
Metro: 90.63
Atlantic: 90. 38
Pacific: 86.38
At the end of the day, every system has its flaws. I just like the play-in games because they are more exciting, keeps races alive for longer, and keeps divisional playoffs internal