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Originally Posted by Dragomir
I don’t see the appeal behind a 24 team clown fiesta, it ruins the integrity of the sport. The only way to minimize the asterisk is to have 16 teams in the playoffs with the best of seven format. That is the new standard this isn’t 1950 anymore, why add an extra 8 teams?
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While it's not ideal, I really don't understand the sentiment that more teams in the playoffs are going to cheapen the Cup or that there will be an asterisk. In the 80's almost every team made the playoffs (16 teams out of 21) and I dont remember any asterisks on the '89 Flames cup win.