Time for the NHL to change the playoff format

[Stoner]

Let's go back to the best of three preliminary round!

[shrader]

Let's go back to the best of three preliminary round!

 

I'm sure the Bruins wouldn't mind making every round best of three.

[BuffalOhio]

And the sun will come up tomorrow. What's the point? The system CAN work. It just didn't in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers and Habs wouldn't have even made the playoffs out West. We could have a Stanley Cup winner that only won because of the weak conference they're in. That bothers me a little. But it's not that big a deal...

 

How would that bother you? You're not seeing the big picture. LOOK at how hard Philly has played throughout the playoffs to get where they are. Look at the journey they're on. If they win the Cup, it will be one of the greatest sports stories EVER, and you're complaining about it. As much as it hurts me to say it, I actually hope they win the Cup because it will be such a great moment in sports history. A 7 seed, down 3-0 in the second round, wins the Cup? Are you kidding me? What a great story.

[Buffalo Wings]

There should never be a reward for winning your division, as the different divisions are too far apart skill-wise.

 

And why is the 7th and 8th seed teams in the final a joke? If those teams get to the finals, surely they're the better teams?

Disagree. You play teams in your division more than the rest of the league, so it's more of a true division championship than anything else. Regardless of whether or not the division is weak, I still think a team should be rewarded for winning a division.

 

That said, giving them one of the top 3 seeds is enough of a reward. If they lose to a lower-seeded team, then they should only have themselves to blame...no matter how much the point difference is.