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Originally Posted by Redliner
Still smarting from this one as well. I think what bugs me is the way CPL has structured this with the two trophies. It's much harder to win consistently over a regular season than it is to win two playoff games, yet the implication is that the North Star Cup winners are "league champions". Really the "regular season" winners have won the league, and the North Star Cup should be a separate tournament like the FA Cup.
Of course, I'm obviously biased just because I really wanted Cavalry to win and it bothers me immensely that Forge will be considered as having the greater triumph with all of this.
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Agree. I like that they improved the "prize" for winning the regular season. I wish that it was the big one like in Europe and elsewhere. And I'm not just saying that because Cavalry can win the league but can't see to figure out the playoffs.
Playoffs after the season are a North American thing for the most part, and I don't think that there's any way to get away from that. Personally I think that playoffs work well in the NHL and are a different beast entirely (7 game series, etc.) But a "one and done" match to decide an entire season that took months to complete? Not a fan of that. A tournament, sure, but not a whole season. But I don't see that ever changing on this continent.