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From: cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: 2nd best team in NHL
Message-ID: <7738@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 11:31:17 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 25 11:31:17 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 25-Dec-85 23:22:11 EST
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Reply-To: cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Dan Starr's article on the state of the Norris Division, in which he states
that only 8 teams should make the playoffs, deserves comment.  Of course,
sixteen teams in the playoffs is ridiculous; the only thing that this 
provides is a list of teams who weren't good 'enough' (at all??) as opposed to
teams 'of championship caliber'.  However, until the NHL can make it 
financially (and comfortably), we'll never see it changed.  The rationale is
that it would be economically disasterous to reduce the number of playoff 
teams, due to the negative stigma of missing the playoffs and the cash that 
would be lost to the team owners.  I do not think that we can use more whining
about how badly the NHL is doing.  Let's not be fooled into thinking 
that the playoff situation is new, either.  Even when there were only six
teams in the league, a full 66% of them made the playoffs. 
-- 
Carlo Sgro
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