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Originally Posted by Mathgod
This is a big disappointment. And it's all happening because the NHL has an (IMO) archaic and outdated regular season system which says that games played in Oct/Nov/Dec mean just as much games played in March and April. Thing is, three months is a lot of time; a team can progress or regress quite in that time with a static roster, nevermind the fact that injuries, trades, and other roster changes can shake things up even more. To me, games played early in the season don't have a whole lot of relevance to how a team would perform in April/May/June, and the standing/playoff format should be adjusted to account for that.
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Agree with the first part of your post but not with the bolded. Games early in the season mean just as much as games at the end and there is nothing wrong with that. No way in hell should the standings be weighted higher for points gained late in the season.