Kevin W. Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Never thought I'd see a Pavelski vs Ballard scrap today. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Intelligent response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Something's not right here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Division leaders get the top three slots. It's been this way for years.If it makes you feel any better, the Devils are actually kind of crappy, ballasted as they are by shootout wins and overtime losses more than anyone in the league, and as such are lucky they're even slotted 7th. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Actually, I'm a Flyers fan. The graphic still makes a case for changing the seeding procedure if the league is going to continue its current alignment structure of Eastern and Western Conference determining playoff seeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We're only two points out? Wow, that's fun...4 more games against Dallas and Phoenix, 3 more games against Minnesota, and I believe 2 more against Colorado, and we might have some games in hand coming down the stretch. Flames might actually make this thing. Â JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 It is kind of stupid, since the #3 seed is often a weak sister that gets its ass beat by a superior #6 (the 2007 Thrashers come to mind; that team wasn't really any damn good), but if you're going to continue to put a premium on the 24 divisional games, then there has to be some reward for it. They should probably adapt whatever failsafe the NBA put in to make sure teams can't "tank" for a deceptively cushy 6th place. Or just go to two division leaders and six wild cards. We're only two points out? Wow, that's fun...Everyone is two points out of everything in the NHL. Probably why everyone considers its regular season such a joke, which it shouldn't be if you want to sell tickets to its games. More teams ought to suck ass and let the six months tell us something about who's what instead of whipping up a puree of false hope. The Calgary Flames, for example, need to be saved from themselves as soon as possible, lest they mortgage the future even further on deadline rentals to finish ninth. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 The points system at this time is deceptive because on first glance, LA is only one point back of the Sharks, but the Sharks have played 4 less games, so it's not really as close. (It seems like this every year, I don't know why with the Sharks playing less games then everyone else) BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Yeah, the Sharks are on some weird Brigadonian schedule. The Dad Wings seemingly fit games in whenever they can get ice time between taking their kids to soccer practice and urologist appointments, but they've been getting accommodated like this for a few years now (and yet the team that avoids more back-to-backs than anyone are the ones vanquished by the Scheduling Loss). Meanwhile, I think the Hurricanes and Senators have played their whole schedules already. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friarcanuck Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Just seed the teams 1 through 16 and everything will be fine. Screw this East VS West crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Well would've been nice had the NHLPA bit*hed out. I would have liked to see 1v4, 2v3. Â JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Ducks win again. 4 in a row. 5 in a row at home. 7 of 8. 9 points from the jumble. 11 points from the playoffs. Two games in hand on the bottom of the jumble and 8th. (Points not reflective of whatever goes on tonight.)Welp.Well would've been nice had the NHLPA bit*hed out. I would have liked to see 1v4, 2v3.FWIW, the top 4 in the two "West" divisions would be the current top 8 right now.Chicago vs Nashville - Detroit vs St. LouisVancouver vs Colorado - San Jose vs Los Angeles | ANAÂ | LAA | LARÂ | LAL | ASU | CSULB |Â USMNTÂ | USWNT |Â LAFCÂ | OCSC |Â MAN UTDÂ | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 FWIW, the top 4 in the two "West" divisions would be the current top 8 right now.Chicago vs Nashville - Detroit vs St. LouisVancouver vs Colorado - San Jose vs Los AngelesIt would be a statistical odditity if the 1st round matchups would be in-division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 FWIW, the top 4 in the two "West" divisions would be the current top 8 right now.Chicago vs Nashville - Detroit vs St. LouisVancouver vs Colorado - San Jose vs Los AngelesIt would be a statistical odditity if the 1st round matchups would be in-division.Those would be the match-ups if the proposed realignment went through. Not what it is actually now. | ANAÂ | LAA | LARÂ | LAL | ASU | CSULB |Â USMNTÂ | USWNT |Â LAFCÂ | OCSC |Â MAN UTDÂ | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 FWIW, the top 4 in the two "West" divisions would be the current top 8 right now.Chicago vs Nashville - Detroit vs St. LouisVancouver vs Colorado - San Jose vs Los AngelesIt would be a statistical odditity if the 1st round matchups would be in-division.Those would be the match-ups if the proposed realignment went through. Not what it is actually now.My apologies for misreading your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Well would've been nice had the NHLPA bit*hed out.The NHLPA might not have bitched out if the answer to the question "how will the playoffs work?" hadn't been "HOLY CRAP LOOK WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If anything, the NHL should adopt what the NBA does in the sense that division winners could still be seeded 1-3, but the team with the higher points total in a playoff matchup gets home-ice, regardless.Off the top of my head, the 2008 Caps/Flyers series was one where the #6 team (PHI) had more points than the #3 division winner. And I'm sure it's happened since then as well. Odds are, the SE division winner this year is going to totally suck, and really won't deserve home ice over the #6 seeded team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well would've been nice had the NHLPA bit*hed out.The NHLPA might not have bitched out if the answer to the question "how will the playoffs work?" hadn't been "HOLY CRAP LOOK WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE"Well, since the actual answer to the "how will Round 3 work" is "it depends on whether or not Glendale is going to stop paying us tribute money" (with Phoenix = division champions are seeded 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, Quebec = Eastern and Western Conferences), it's understandable that the NHL went with that instead. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRenesis Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If anything, the NHL should adopt what the NBA does in the sense that division winners could still be seeded 1-3, but the team with the higher points total in a playoff matchup gets home-ice, regardless.Off the top of my head, the 2008 Caps/Flyers series was one where the #6 team (PHI) had more points than the #3 division winner. And I'm sure it's happened since then as well. Odds are, the SE division winner this year is going to totally suck, and really won't deserve home ice over the #6 seeded team.Fact of the matter is that the SE division has had this problem most of its existence. There has been a couple instances where, if placed on points alone, the SE winner would have seeded 8th, and I need to double check but once where they finished 9th. Also -as a point of note- the SE has never put three teams into the playoffs in any given season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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