The NHL never ending playoffs begin on Wednesday

Michigan

They are not really never ending of course but just seem that way. 8 out of 15 teams in each conference qualify and it is a best of seven series all the way. If we are lucky they will be done by the middle of June.



Remember when hockey was once considered a winter sport?

jlbsquared

You seem to post these thoughts around the beginning and end of the season each year - maybe just ignore the nhl if it bothers you so much?

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bigred1

just long enough to let the Caps in, alright with me.

80sToyguy

This is the best time of year to be a hockey fan, especially a Habs fan!!!
I also agree that although you do make a number of great posts Michigan, you've got to stop ragging on the NHL. Why is it always something negative? It's a great league, they've got packed houses in more than 2/3rds of the arenas (which is MUCH more than you can say about the NBA by the way), and there are some legitimately exciting series lined up as it stands. I mean forget about Mtl/Bos (although I believe the Bruins will take them to 6 games), but Cal/SJ I cannot wait for (something to stay up for), and the Pitts/Ott series should be good old fire wagon hockey.
I for 1 am really looking forward to it and I believe it's a great league.
Jay

Goot

The only reason I'm not too hyped up about this year is because the Lightning are back in the cellar and the Panthers didn't even make the playoffs either. I figured we would have at least 1 FL team in there.

I can't wait to Watch Ovechkin, MVP for sure this year.

Edit: Just wanted to say that people and media gave more hype to the Lightning when they were in the playoffs than when the Magic are and this is FLORIDA where supposedly nobody cares about the sport.

jradke4

so if they are never ending, how is it that they begin on Wednesday???

dirtmonkey

Poor Michigan must have a hockey stick crammed up his arse

Go Wings.

Michigan

<< <i>You seem to post these thoughts around the beginning and end of the season each year - maybe just ignore the nhl if it bothers you so much?

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I'm nothing if not consistant, besides it is hard sometimes to think of anything original to say.

Michigan

<< <i>Poor Michigan must have a hockey stick crammed up his arse

Go Wings. >>




I try to stay away from the ice, not much of a skater.

Barndog

the only good hockey, for me anyway, is playoff hockey. The season begins this week. And the NBA isn't much better insofar as death by playoffs is concerned.

Mercury10c

<< <i>the only good hockey, for me anyway, is playoff hockey. The season begins this week. And the NBA isn't much better insofar as death by playoffs is concerned. >>


I'll second that. But I do agree with Michigan. The playoffs are waaaaay to long.

BobaFett72

doesnt every team make the playoffs in hockey and they play till Labor day?

oh, sorry, just seems like they do

dirtmonkey

Not sure why people would complain about long playoffs in hockey when they had to extend them to get them near the length of baseballs REGULAR season The NBA's postseason is scheduled so that they have long layoffs between games and then can broadcast every game. The NFL and its playoffs has 1 game per week (for each team that has to play) that's dragged out for three weeks. They then have to take a week off before having the Super Bowl. So it takes five weeks to complete 4 games (the most possible). At least hockey is playing basically every other day.