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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Really? A team that normally wouldn't make the playoffs at all now suddenly gets 2 home games and more if they advance? Who would refuse that?
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I could see higher seed teams not liking the travel. Say the Kings have to play the Bruins because of a wild card cross over and end up losing. Than the Sharks and Ducks was the other series and now that team is in a 7 game series that's a 4-3 format instead of your 5-2. The winner of that series than plays the central team who's never left that time zone.
So I don't see owners wanting to do this to accommodate the 15th and 16th best teams in the league. Most owners who make the playoffs are hoping that they get 3 home playoff games in every series. So the idea of fewer good rich teams getting more home playoff games through the playoffs likely isn't popular league wide.
So are owners going to agree the higher aee