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Originally Posted by Titan
There also wasn't a global pandemic that brought the entire world to its knees in the '80s.
How does it affect "integrity" at all? The NHL threw a curveball and is trying to adapt the best they can. I am fairly certain if you ask any of the top 8 teams would they rather go to top 12 or scrap the whole thing it is a simple answer.
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The NHL is thinking way beyond what anyone on this board has come up with. Elliot Friedman said one possibility, if going with the 4 hub, 24 team, idea would be 5 game round robin "play in" with the teams being handicapped. The top team (based on regular season points/ win % would start with 10 pts, second place 8 pts and down on to 0 pts for the 6th ranked team. Each win would be worth 2 pts like the regular season. After the round robin is complete , the bottom four teams would have a best of 3 series to determine the 3 and 4 seeds and the top 2 teams would receive byes. Those would be the 4 teams from each division for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Pacific Division would launch like this Indy this format
Vegas 10pts
Oilers 8pts
Flames 6pts
Canucks 4pts
Coyotes 2pts
Ducks 0pts