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Originally Posted by troutman
Just my opinion - if we are going to award The Cup - in general, I think there should be at least a 50 game regular season, followed by 4 rounds of playoffs (best of 7), without interruption. Anything less diminishes the marathon that the quest for the Cup should be. I want to know that the Champ is probably the best team that year. With other formats, you could end up with a fluke Champ.
Imagine the Flames win this thing, and many really don't consider it legitimate. Might be entertaining, might feel ok, but not fully satisfying.
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I beleieve that up to the late 80's the first round was best of 5. And of course it hasn't always been four rounds and no one thinks all those Candiens banners are illegitimate.
IMO a playoff with the first round or two a best of 5 wouldn't change my view of the legitimacy of the winner. And for me, the regular season is already too long so while I don't think you should jump straight to playoffs, I don't need to see much more either.
I'm already not fully satisfied with life as it is being carried out now so I'd pay to see some playoff hockey this spring and summer even if it's not what I had expected at the start of the year.