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I know it's a fun weekend, and there's a trophy at the end of it, but a team only needs to win 4 games (or less if they win one leg of the semi-final by a sizeable margin after losing the other) to be 'Playoff Champions'.
It's so different in the NHL, where they have to progress through various rounds of 'best of 7' before lifting the Stanley Cup...it's still a real achievement to get to that point, especially as teams are only playing the best teams in the League.
I'm sure teams like winning silverware, but the Playoffs feel to me like somewhat of an anti-climax. I know people have posted about changing the format on here, and I know there are issues about the Arena teams being able to secure ice time, but surely there must be a way of re-establishing the Playoffs as a more significant part of the season?
I remember they used to do a mini-round robin group at the quarter-final stage - I thought that worked well.
Any thoughts on how it could be improved?
It's so different in the NHL, where they have to progress through various rounds of 'best of 7' before lifting the Stanley Cup...it's still a real achievement to get to that point, especially as teams are only playing the best teams in the League.
I'm sure teams like winning silverware, but the Playoffs feel to me like somewhat of an anti-climax. I know people have posted about changing the format on here, and I know there are issues about the Arena teams being able to secure ice time, but surely there must be a way of re-establishing the Playoffs as a more significant part of the season?
I remember they used to do a mini-round robin group at the quarter-final stage - I thought that worked well.
Any thoughts on how it could be improved?