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Originally Posted by troutman
The format of this tourney is broken. I don't think we will be seeing the two best teams in the final.
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Does it really matter, maybe we put too much prestige on the Mem cup. By giving the host team a bye it turns it into an invitational, or an exhibition tournament. The three league champions should celebrate their well earned titles. Weak host team or not, the best team usually wins the Mem anyway. Sucks for Calgary getting bounced but they wouldn't have fared much better.
Because it's the CHL if you don't have the host team garrantee the tournament will have serious attendance issues. How many of us follow it after our teams are bounced? Other than the highlights.