Any hockey fans out there?

[Sheltowee]

Wild fans seem to flip between being ecstatic after wins to complete dispair after losses. Odd that the criticism is after a win. Hughes played 37min. Impossible not to make a misread or two in that amount of time.

As an Avs fan, I think I'd rather see the Wild in the next round than the Stars. Both are going to be battles.

 

[SAJ-99]

As an Avs fan, I think I'd rather see the Wild in the next round than the Stars. Both are going to be battles.

As a hockey fan, I would like to kick Gary Bettman in the balls for structuring the playoffs this way.

 

[Bonasababy]

Nice win by the Wild! 4 goals, but the story was the D of the wild.

 

[grizzly63]

Now if the oilers can get er' done.

 

[grizzly63]

As a hockey fan, I would like to kick Gary Bettman in the balls for structuring the playoffs this way.

whats the riff?

 

[Wild Bill]

whats the riff?

Dumbest playoff seeding in pro sports is his pride and joy.

And he’s a cement head in general.

 

[seeth07]

Dumbest playoff seeding in pro sports is his pride and joy.

And he’s a cement head in general.

Nope, nothing wrong with seeding. The conference winners each got the easy matchups and got the easy 4 game sweep done. You want that? Win your conference.

 

[Wildabeest]

Nope, nothing wrong with seeding. The conference winners each got the easy matchups and got the easy 4 game sweep done. You want that? Win your conference.

My issue is more second round being divisional vs conference ranking. That’s especially problematic in the west this year.

 

[seeth07]

My issue is more second round being divisional vs conference ranking. That’s especially problematic in the west this year.

I agree. I love the first round setup and look at all the amazing series it has created this year. I wouldn't want that to go away.

The next round though I feel the conference champ shouldn't have to potentionally face the next best opponent

 

[SAJ-99]

I agree. I love the first round setup and look at all the amazing series it has created this year. I wouldn't want that to go away.

The next round though I feel the conference champ shouldn't have to potentionally face the next best opponent

There are great series, they just shouldn’t happen in first round. Now you have some top teams not playing for a week and others in a dog fight. That just creates an excuse to complain if a team loses. One team is beat up by playing a 6-7 game series and the other feels like they go cold not playing. This is Bettman’s baby and fans generally hate it. It might incentivize teams to tank to get lower seed. It will happen eventually.

 

[Rainer]

Having Tampa and Montreal play against each other should be a crime lol. I want a Montreal/Boston series