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Originally Posted by trackercowe
This is a really good post. Same two teams in the finals, same four in the conference finals. Nearly every other series felt repetitive as well. It's a very boring structure, seeing the same matchups year after year.
Call it sour grapes if you want, but I'd be thinking the same if the Oilers weren't involved in the equation. Outside of Leafs/Sens and Stars/Avs there's been very little excitement about these playoffs.
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Not only that but it seems like teams are throwing in the towel in series much more than they used to. Carolina, Las Vegas, Dallas in particular look like teams that just showed up for the participation trophies. There was a time where losing teams still fought tooth and nail. Not even a single OT game in the conference finals as the games haven't really been competitive. The Oilers and Panthers look like the only teams this postseason that really wanted to get to the final and were willing to do whatever it takes.