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Both number one seeds out in NHL
Posted on 4/20/19 at 8:42 am
Posted on 4/20/19 at 8:42 am
For the first time, both number one seeds ousted in the first round. Parity gone wild or regular season meaningless?
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Posted on 4/20/19 at 8:47 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
It's probably happened in football and baseball too...
Posted on 4/20/19 at 8:59 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Parity and that's a great thing about the NHL anyone can win... unlike the NBA where you basically know only 3or4 teams have a chance.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:03 am to chalmetteowl
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It's probably happened in football and baseball too...
Baseball playoffs really isn't a great way to determine the champions of a league either. College football and the NBA are really the only sports in America where the best team is the champion way more often than not.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:13 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Parity is the wrong word but hockey is subject to more randomness and weird bounces
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:17 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Calgary was a lock to disappoint.
Paper Tigers.
Paper Tigers.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:18 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Parity gone wild or regular season meaningless?
Hockey is a grind, the toughest trophy to win
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:19 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
That’s hockey baby
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:21 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Parity is the wrong word but hockey is subject to more randomness and weird bounces
Yeah, the NHL is a lot more comparable to MLB.
For the most part, the teams who should be in the postseason are the ones who qualify and both sports have a certain level of randomness and momentum/hot streaks involved in how they perform.
We've seen plenty of teams in the NHL and MLB who sneak into a wild card or a last seed because they've been hot as frick for the last month and go on to win it all.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:28 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Parity is the wrong word but hockey is subject to more randomness and weird bounces
Sure, for one game or two.
Not a 4 game sweep dominated by one team.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:31 am to Bench McElroy
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College football and the NBA are really the only sports in America where the best team is the champion way more often than not.
Hey, look at the idiot
Posted on 4/20/19 at 9:40 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Neither team had enough grit to win in the playoffs.
Washington showed the blueprint to beat Tampa last year.
One dirty player (Tkachuk) doesn’t make Calgary gritty. They were ripe for an upset it’s just hilarious that the only concern going into the playoffs was goaltending and Smith played outstanding while everyone else sucked.
Washington showed the blueprint to beat Tampa last year.
One dirty player (Tkachuk) doesn’t make Calgary gritty. They were ripe for an upset it’s just hilarious that the only concern going into the playoffs was goaltending and Smith played outstanding while everyone else sucked.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 10:13 am to Bags of Milk
Crazy how finesse can help you dominate a regular season, but come playoff time you need the bruisers.
These top seeds remind me of the Canucks of 2012.
These top seeds remind me of the Canucks of 2012.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 10:54 am to TexasTiger08
You dont necessarily need bruisers, but you have to have players willing to fight for pucks.
You also can't get frustrated when you can't score for long stretches. It's the playoffs, scoring is hard.
You also can't get frustrated when you can't score for long stretches. It's the playoffs, scoring is hard.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 11:04 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
And it only took NINE total games. It's absolutely amazing not that they lost, but that it was so decisive. Calgary bullied the hell out of Colorado in game one too, and it was like somebody flipped a switch.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 11:10 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
Can't speak to Columbus winning, but Colorado was incredibly hot down the stretch and as a Blues fan I was glad to see them get shipped West.
They have a great chance to go to the Cup Final.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 11:27 am to Mizz-SEC
Columbus has won 11 of its last 12.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 12:25 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Parity is the wrong word but hockey is subject to more randomness and weird bounces
This.
I know very little about hockey, but when I watch, I see a LOT of randomness. Like when the puck goes off a guy's skate, off another defender's leg, off the pipe, then into the net. I think any team can get that kind of break, no matter what seed they are.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 1:01 pm to LSUGrad9295
That's one goal.
If it's an even series, then yes puck luck may decide the outcome.
These #1 seeds were dominated.
If it's an even series, then yes puck luck may decide the outcome.
These #1 seeds were dominated.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 2:19 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Parity gone wild or regular season meaningless?
Parity and variance are very high in the NHL, which is why upsets in the NHL playoffs are so much more common than other sports.
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