This is further proof that a) NHL point system is flawed and as a result b) Too many teams are let into the playoffs.
As an aside, a buddy just told me that Crosby is still living with Mario Lemieux in his basement. WTF?
Wow, didn't imagine the Bruins in the #6 seed getting home ice during the playoffs. Really amazing that the bottom three teams knocked off the top three teams.
This is further proof that a) NHL point system is flawed and as a result b) Too many teams are let into the playoffs.
As an aside, a buddy just told me that Crosby is still living with Mario Lemieux in his basement. WTF?
lol, that's the dumbest thing i've ever read. "one of the worst villains the league has ever known"... bahahhahah ok
How is that proof that they let too many teams into the playoffs? It's just the opposite. If the bottom 4 teams NEVER won, then that would be proof that too many teams were let in.
Don't be bitter because you're team is a playoff choker like the sharks and devils.
How is that proof that they let too many teams into the playoffs? It's just the opposite. If the bottom 4 teams NEVER won, then that would be proof that too many teams were let in.
Don't be bitter because you're team is a playoff choker like the sharks and devils.
Teams receiving a point for losing in OT is fcking retarded, they lost so why are they getting a point? Teams receiving the same amount of points for winning in OT vice regulation is fcking retarded because teams should be rewarded more for winning in regulation. Go to a 3-2-0 system and you'll actually see what a team is really worth (try it with your fav team and see how they fare). Also, if the NHL removes the dumb shootout and goes to indefinite playoff sudden death OT then maybe reward them with a point for an OT loss. Otherwise, no team should be getting a point for losing b/c they didn't earn a thing. No other sport awards a team for LOSING a game.
Really? Baseball, football and basketball all count a win in OT the same as a win in regulation. If you're going to say that a win in OT is worth less than a win in regulation, then how can you say that losing in OT is not worth more than losing in regulation? 3-2-1 makes a lot more sense than 3-2-0.
Getting rid of the shootout and extending OT to 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes would be alright. Indefinite OT in the regular season makes no sense when both teams will probably have to play against someone else the next day or two days later.
Neither system would have made much difference in the standings.
As for the people whining about the call, here are the highlights. Around 6:10-6:15 into the clip you'll see that he was in the crease and made contact as the shot arrived.
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20092010,3,117
Maybe you should find someone who would actually like to see 4 teams make the playoffs in each conference or 3-2-0 points before you spend your time calculating point totals. When I said neither system would have made much difference in the standings I was referring to the two systems that I mentioned - the two systems that a lot of people would prefer over the current system. I don't care if 3-2-0 would have made a bigger difference in the standings, because I think 3-2-0 is inferior to the alternatives.
Your whole argument that there should be more distance between the Capitals and the Canadiens in the standings looks pretty silly considering that the Canadiens just beat the Capitals in a 7 game series. And that was the biggest point gap between any two teams in the playoffs. The Canadiens still would have won if 50 points separated them. So you want to take them out of the playoffs entirely because they apparently didn't deserve to be there. I think they just proved they deserved it.
If it's 5v5 that you care so much about then a better solution is to change OT back to 5v5. That would be much better than this 3-2-0 point system.
According to you, the vastly inferior Montreal team just beat a vastly superior Washington team in a seven game series. This isn't the NFL where its one and done. How exactly is this proof that MTL didn't deserve to be there?This is further proof that a) NHL point system is flawed and as a result b) Too many teams are let into the playoffs.
Yeah I know, lucky bastard.As an aside, a buddy just told me that Crosby is still living with Mario Lemieux in his basement. WTF?
According to you, the vastly inferior Montreal team just beat a vastly superior Washington team in a seven game series. This isn't the NFL where its one and done. How exactly is this proof that MTL didn't deserve to be there?
Yeah I know, lucky bastard.
3-2-0 is clearly superior and I wrote a good paragraph on why, mainly b/c it favors 5 on 5 hockey wins which are > 4v4/SO. Since you have no rebuttal other than "I think it's inferior" and "it's only fair to break the tie" then you have no argument. You clearly believe that 4v4/SO hockey is better than 5v5 and want to reward a team for losing 4v4/SO hockey in overtime, something I think is absolutely fcking retarded. We will just have to agree to disagree but I bet if you put up a poll you would be in the minority.
If it was changed to a Division winner + wildcard = playoffs then you can bet your ass the regular season will mean as much as the NFL/MLB.
Same thing happened to the ducks last year against the wings in their game 7. I think it was datsyuk who had his stick under Hiller's pad, so he couldn't get his leg down, no call by refs, wings took the series.The incidental contact rule you are citing only applies if it happens outside the crease:
"Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal crease, "
If you contact a goalie in the crease, the goal will be disallowed if you initiated it. The Washington player clearly contacted the goalie in the crease before the goal was scored and not because he was shoved into the goalie by another Montreal player. you don't need to judge that the goalie would have been beaten anyways. The call is not subject to video review.
The call was made right away and it was the right call.
Michael