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From: tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Playoff formats
Message-ID: <7803@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 2-Feb-86 21:34:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb  2 21:34:15 1986
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In article <8656@ucla-cs.ARPA> lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (Edward Lor) writes:
>
>	If the Penguins are locked up with 3rd place and the Islanders 
>4th in the Patrick Division (this is not impossible, as of 2/1,
>Pittsburgh is only 4 points out of 3rd place,) will the Capitals
>have incentives to fight for 1st place? We all know they always 
>lose to the Isles in the playoffs, while they haven't
>lost to the Penguins for a couple years.

Conversely, under the current playoff system, assume that Quebec has
locked up first place in Adams (although I think Montreal will take
it) and Boston is a few points behind Hartford in fourth.  Would the
Bruins fight for third?  We all know they haven't beaten Les Canadiens
in the playoffs for decades!  :-)

I don't think this argument makes any playoff system any better than
another;  i.e. the speaker will rule this motion dilatory.  :-)


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