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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Anathema? Well that is one extreme reaction. Sports as well as any other institutions change as the environment evolves. An SC champion with say 14 wins vs 16 wins doesn't strike me as some gimmicky, extreme compromise. This regular season is already longer than other shortened seasons and I bet you can't name those tainted champions without looking.
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Yeah, "anathema" was more about literary flourish on my part than anything else. I stand by my opinion that in today's NHL 16 wins is the minimum requirement for crowning a Stanley Cup champion. Whether or not I can name previous champions from recently shortened seasons is beside the point, which is that each of them didn't hoist the Stanley Cup until after 16 wins.