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Originally Posted by Drake
IMO Saskatoon was the 2nd best team in the Eastern conference this year. Better than anyone in the Central. More evidence of why this playoff format is stupid and needs to be changed.
The P.A./Saskatoon meeting should have been for the conference title. Not the 2nd round.
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What would you propose? With bus travel, distances, and expense of travel being what it is it is not practical to go 1 vs 8 etc. right away and the current format helps keep travel reasonable for the first two rounds and builds rivalries at the same time . It's not ideal but the league needs to consider off ice factors as well when scheduling playoffs.