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Old 01-02-2026, 02:11 PM   #18247
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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14 View Post
Not a great correlation. There were 18 non-unique teams in the cup final and only 4 of which were divisional winners. The 3rd round had 36 non-unique teams featuring 7 divisional winners. This doesn’t really support your assertion that divisional winners translate into more success, if anything it shows that they don’t perform significantly different than any playoff team.
So avoid winning the division then?

Are you saying being a good regulation team isn't a good start for winning in the playoffs?

Seems like an odd argument to me.

However, if you feel that winning a division isn't important, I'm perfectly fine with that.
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