05-23-2020, 12:32 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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From Staples...
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“The league initially suggested that this play-in round be two-out-of-three. And the players said, ‘No way.’ They felt it was not acceptable enough for the teams that had a better regular season. And Pittsburgh looked at its matchup and it said, ‘Two out of three against Carey Price is not fair for a team that had zero percentage points to play in the playoffs.'”
And BlackhawkUp writer Ryan Fedrau added: “Patrick Kane is the reason why the play-in series is the best-of-five instead of the best-of-three. That’s pretty impressive that the league changed the rules in fear of Kane. Kane has to defend that now with a great playoff run…If anyone on the team can take over a series, it’s Kane. He cannot do it all on his own though. He will need help from everyone on this list and more.”
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And then this....
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Ennis McDavid Kassian
RNH Draisaitl Yamamoto
Nygard Sheahan Archibald
Athanasiou Haas/Khaira Chiasson
Klefbom Larsson
Larsson Bear
Jones Russell/Benning
Not a lot of holes in that line-up, so long as the Oilers get good goaltending. It will be a tough series but the Oilers are strong.
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https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...layoff-format/
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