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    Is there a regular season more pointless than Hockey's

    Out of the 4 major sports? Over half the teams in the league make the playoffs, and when they do, seedings and home ice don't mean anything.

    Why is that? Parity? Do teams just get luckier in hockey?

    Seems like you basically just ignore the entire regular season, hope you field a slightly above average team, then hope you get a hot goalie in the playoffs.

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    yeah they get beat up for a long time for this

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    Same amount of playoff teams as the nba. Same exact format pretty much. Hockey is a team sport. Nba is a star sport. Goalie the most important spot in hockey. Anyways its good for sports. not good to know the heat will be in the finals every year.
    Last edited by lakerboy; 05-24-13 at 08:33 AM.

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    I love hockey but...this year's 50+ game regular season was plenty long enough.

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    Yeah....any soccer league.
    It'a all pointless unless you're a primary
    girl's school

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
    Yeah....any soccer league.
    It'a all pointless unless you're a primary
    girl's school
    Actually in soccer the regular season is not pointless. If you don't finish first you don't win anything because there are no playoffs.

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    It's great for the fans and I guess making money. Teams stay in the playoff hunt longer and that keeps fans interested longer into the season instead of half the teams being out at the mid way point of the season and no one giving a shit about them. Baseball should shorten the regular season and take on a NHL style playoffs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    Actually in soccer the regular season is not pointless. If you don't finish first you don't win anything because there are no playoffs.
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    Clearly you don't get it...
    The activity of any soccer game is pointless.
    unless you are a pre-pubescent girl playing in elementary school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    Out of the 4 major sports? Over half the teams in the league make the playoffs, and when they do, seedings and home ice don't mean anything.

    Why is that? Parity? Do teams just get luckier in hockey?

    Seems like you basically just ignore the entire regular season, hope you field a slightly above average team, then hope you get a hot goalie in the playoffs.
    Not true at all this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
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    Clearly you don't get it...
    The activity of any soccer game is pointless.
    unless you are a pre-pubescent girl playing in elementary school.
    I don't think YOU get it. your rant has no relevance to the OP's topic. you're just flat out bashing a sport.

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    NBA is even more pointless

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    Quote Originally Posted by iQon View Post

    I don't think YOU get it. your rant has no relevance to the OP's topic. you're just flat out bashing a sport.
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    It's hardly a rant. Merely a true statement concerning an activity...not a sport.

    "Soccer aint a sport because you cant use your arms, if u cant use your arms it aint a sport."

    -George Carlin

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``

    It's hardly a rant. Merely a true statement concerning an activity...not a sport.

    "Soccer aint a sport because you cant use your arms, if u cant use your arms it aint a sport."

    -George Carlin
    You use your arms in soccer. You just can't touch the ball with your hands. You use your arms when you run, when you defend, when you jump, when you dribble, when you make a throw in, when you put the ball down for a free kick or corner kick or a penalty kick.

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    I agree... it's meaningless in the NHL.

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    100% agree....they need to keep the season shorter too lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
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    It's hardly a rant. Merely a true statement concerning an activity...not a sport.

    "Soccer aint a sport because you cant use your arms, if u cant use your arms it aint a sport."

    -George Carlin
    too bad besides the US the rest of the world disagrees with you.

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    best sport in the world

    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    You use your arms in soccer. You just can't touch the ball with your hands. You use your arms when you run, when you defend, when you jump, when you dribble, when you make a throw in, when you put the ball down for a free kick or corner kick or a penalty kick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaperTrail07 View Post
    best sport in the world
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    The throng is always wrong.

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    baseball asks too much of a fan. have to sit through 4-6 hour games practically everyday for 6 months and in most cases the games mean jack as the division leaders win the pennant by multiple games. Thats why footballs king. every game counts and it only takes 1-2 days of your week

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    Home ice does mean something FYI. I don't get how it's a bad thing that upsets can happen. Why even make the playoffs when you know you can't win in the NBA. I think parity is great and makes for an entertaining playoffs.

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    Baseball is 100% all about marketing and money....Day games in chicago...filling bars in every city....seats....food sales.....commercials.....more commercials..game after game after useless penetrating game...


    Quote Originally Posted by bradthebloke View Post
    baseball asks too much of a fan. have to sit through 4-6 hour games practically everyday for 6 months and in most cases the games mean jack as the division leaders win the pennant by multiple games. Thats why footballs king. every game counts and it only takes 1-2 days of your week

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    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Same amount of playoff teams as the nba. Same exact format pretty much. Hockey is a team sport. Nba is a star sport. Goalie the most important spot in hockey. Anyways its good for sports. not good to know the heat will be in the finals every year.
    Yea, playoff favorites tend to win in the NBA, playoff underdogs tend to win in the NHL.

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    How is it pointless, Red Wings came down to the last game to even make the playoffs, now they're in position to go the WCF?

    It was almost blue jackets in their spot.

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    i agree, there should be MUCH much bigger rewards for playoff seedings, like maybe a higher seed only has to win 3 games to advance, the lower seed has to win 4 or something like that

    you would still have upsets, and you would still have drama, but the regular season would be less of a joke

    they could figure it out if they wanted

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    Thx to the short season....no way jackets would have kept up long term....

    Quote Originally Posted by face View Post
    How is it pointless, Red Wings came down to the last game to even make the playoffs, now they're in position to go the WCF?

    It was almost blue jackets in their spot.

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    Makes the sport exciting. Great read to what I mean...

    http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ader-red-wings


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    Quote Originally Posted by iQon View Post
    I don't think YOU get it. your rant has no relevance to the OP's topic. you're just flat out bashing a sport.
    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
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    It's hardly a rant. Merely a true statement concerning an activity...not a sport.

    "Soccer aint a sport because you cant use your arms, if u cant use your arms it aint a sport."

    -George Carlin
    I rest my case...

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    I still think College Basketball has the most exciting playoff format!
    One & done.
    & they still manage to generate huge revenue.
    In a shorter period too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    I still think College Basketball has the most exciting playoff format!
    One & done.
    & they still manage to generate huge revenue.
    In a shorter period too.
    But it does have one of the worst regular seasons. Have you seen those TV ratings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bradthebloke View Post
    baseball asks too much of a fan. have to sit through 4-6 hour games practically everyday for 6 months and in most cases the games mean jack as the division leaders win the pennant by multiple games. Thats why footballs king. every game counts and it only takes 1-2 days of your week
    Baseball games are very rarely 4-6 hours

    A lot of games are 2:30-3 hours

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    Quote Originally Posted by GunShard View Post
    Yea, playoff favorites tend to win in the NBA, playoff underdogs tend to win in the NHL.
    Bigger home advantage in nba

    Also a lot less scoring in hockey which increases variance

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    Makes just getting in the playoffs a great accomplishment because so many great teams in the NHL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
    Makes the sport exciting. Great read to what I mean...

    http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ader-red-wings

    Do you remember what you said about the Wings at the beginning of the season?
    After the 5-0 loss to St Louis 1st game?
    After Lidstrom retired and they have no D?

    Time to get back on the wagon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by k13 View Post
    Do you remember what you said about the Wings at the beginning of the season?
    After the 5-0 loss to St Louis 1st game?
    After Lidstrom retired and they have no D?

    Time to get back on the wagon.
    Refresh my memory with the thread. I've been behind this team when they wern't even making the playoffs. Avatar hasn't changed all season.

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    I think you forgot about baseball about 150 meaningless games

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