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Originally Posted by jessnuts
I think there could be a lot of upsets in the first games of the second round. We often talk about the possible disadvantage of making the playoffs early and coasting through the end of the season vs. playing meaningful hockey right to game 82. What is it going to look like when a team hasn’t played a single nhl game in months and faces a team who just had a shortened playoff battle to get their legs and hearts into it.
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It's why the top 4 teams with a bye will be playing a mini round robin themselves. Sounds like potentially to determine their seeding?
Pros and cons to that as well, but at least they won't be completely rusty.