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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
No other sport celebrates small wins. Conference finals and the championship thats it.
You don't see NBA NFL and NHL teams having pathetic celebrations like Baseball teams do after making the playoffs. Cigars beers its embarrassing to watch actually you haven't won a thing.
Hockey needs more personality in game for scoring goals and so forth sure, but a lot of the players a bland and have no personality.
Also I don't think celebrations would draw more viewers.
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My point is the regular season championship shouldn't be treated as a small win - it should be a big celebration and IMO held in similar regard to winning the playoff championship.
Most analytics and stats say it's actually a better indication of who is truly the best team - vs tournaments which are more random and prone to short term probabilities.
Maybe it doesn't draw more viewers - but I think it does help to drive more excitement around it, especially for the teams in the running.
Football/Soccer is still the most successful sport world wide, and the domestic trophy for it's regular schedule champion and then a league cup are pretty much a fixture across all major leagues world wide.
Why are we so sure something that couldn't work in North American sports? Nobody has tried and IMO hockey is in the best position to give it a shot.
Also you're proving the point - the idea that winning the championship is the only thing worth celebrating is a bit flawed. That should be the biggest celebration - but celebrating the steps along the way should not be seen as "pathetic", it's a good way to engage a fan base and create small victories.
In 03-04 it was a celebration when the Flames clinched a playoff spot - and that excitement is what carried over into round 1. I still think the city might have been more excited for game 3 at home vs. Vancouver than it was for game 3 at home vs Tampa by the time we got to the finals.