[Dion]

Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM

As the higher seed, I love the 2-3-2, there’s a higher probability that the series will be decided in 6 or 7 than 5.

It guarantees that the higher seed has home ice advantage in a potential series clinching game, when game 5 isn’t always.

As the lower seed, 2-3-2 sucks. But that’s the perk of winning the regular season.


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If you split the first four games, now the team without home ice/court gets game 5 at home and almost forces the home advantage team to win on the road when home advantage should not allow that to happen. All the momentum is in favor of the team who finished with the worse record. Now even though in the 2–3–2 style, games 6 & 7 are at home, if you lose game 5 on the road you are now forced to win both games 6 & 7 in order to win. It basically strips home advantage from the team who earned it.

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