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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
The difference is every team went into those seasons fully expecting a 48-game season and went straight into the Playoffs without a 4+ month pause rather than having all that time for players to heal from their injuries and come back to play in the Playoffs when they otherwise would've missed it.
It's not like this years Playoffs will be starting with every player at the same physical and mental state they were at when the season went on pause. It's literally a brand new season that's going straight into the Playoffs
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Ok. Well that just sounds exciting to me.
Rittich has been one of the best goalies to start the last couple seasons, Gio/Hamonic/Hanifin were all hurt and Gaudreau/Monahan weren't themselves prior to the pandemic. Maybe they come back and look elite again.
Either way, I'm in as it sounds a hell of a lot more enjoyable than hoping for a loss and a 12.5% chance at a pick.