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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Call me old fashioned, but is the 82 game regular season not already the "qualifying round"?
The NHL doesn't need to add futher layers to an already lengthy playoff/regular season format. The only reason it was entertaining this year, is due to the fact that everyone was entertainment starved for months. Put this at the end of an already dogged regular season, and it would be a complete dud in my books.
As for the asterisk, of course. You have teams that have players healthy, who otherwise would not have been and teams that may go deep, that otherwise would not have even qualified. It will still be a legitimate title, but it will always be shrouded by the mess that 2020 has become.
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Plus, they charge a pisspot full of cash for people to come and watch 41 home games.
If they turned around and initiated a playoff qualifier, I would drop my season tickets instantly