Things that have become very clear to me
1) the game is reffed COMPLETELY differently in the playoffs. The small little slashing, interference, roughing calls basically disappeared. I don't mind it, but then ref this way in the season. It can't be 2 different game/sports from the season to the playoffs.
2) in light of number 1, soft perimeter players won't do much in the post season. "beat them on the pp" is not a strategy that will win much with a high skill but smaller team given the changes in what is/isn't a penalty.
3) being a successful gm in this league is frigin harder than ever. How do you build 1 team that can compete in 2 different versions of hockey?? The 2 teams in the final have plenty of skill but also plenty of size and physicality.
So i guess that we just need players to be high skill, great skaters, that are big, and engage physically... That's it though
