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From: jmd@rduxb.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, Pa.)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: NHL Home Ice Advantage
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Date: Mon, 6-May-85 10:54:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 10:54:19 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 8-May-85 00:27:18 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA
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Well, I watched my team, the Philadelphia Flyers, go down to Quebec last 
night in overtime.  Actually I only saw the overtime period but I had to
wonder why Quebec has the home ice advantage.  What the hell is the NHL
regular season for?  A team finishes with the best record in the league
and they don't even get home ice advantage in the conference finals.  Do
they rotate home ice between division winners each year?  It just doesn't
jive.  Should the Flyers beat Quebec (I believe they will bounce back) who
would get the home ice advantage for the Stanley Cup finals?  Does it matter
who wins the Edmonton-Chicago series?  What gives?  I think the NHL should
reorganize their playoff format because it makes the regular season seem
like a joke.

						Joseph M. Dakes
						AT&T Bell Laboratories
						Reading, PA
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