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This isn’t the way the league is usually set up if you’re watching it for the first time. The 7 Canadian teams are supposed to be mixed in among the American teams, but this year the league was set up in a way that none of the teams would ever have to cross the border and quarantine. They will play off within their divisions for the first two rounds and then the four remaining teams will compete for the Stanley Cup.
 
mmmmsnouts said:
This isn’t the way the league is usually set up if you’re watching it for the first time. The 7 Canadian teams are supposed to be mixed in among the American teams, but this year the league was set up in a way that none of the teams would ever have to cross the border and quarantine. They will play off within their divisions for the first two rounds and then the four remaining teams will compete for the Stanley Cup.
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I was hoping they's use this rearrangement to bring back the old division names next season, which were awesome!
 
Hockey is awesome to watch live. You see everything even in the nosebleed seats and even 4K TVs can't come close to replicating it.

Its just that NHL hockey is awful. You watch 5 minutes of olympic hockey and you instantly see how awful and cramped NHL hockey is.

Plus whole regular season is pointless and there is literally no reason to watch a 82 game glorified preseason. The game is a lot different from say Gretzky/early Mario era as goalies now have more equipment than bomb diffusers these days so goals only come from screens. The offensive defenseman is extinct, if you have a great blue line shot you aren't playing in the league. For some reason defenders are also still allowed to fling themselves on the ice and spread 10ft from skate to stick to block pucks. People say stuff like 3OT playoff hockey is great, its not, its dump and chase rubbish hockey that always ends w/ a rubbish goal.
 

Rook said:
Hockey is awesome to watch live. You see everything even in the nosebleed seats and even 4K TVs can't come close to replicating it.

Its just that NHL hockey is awful. You watch 5 minutes of olympic hockey and you instantly see how awful and cramped NHL hockey is.

Plus whole regular season is pointless and there is literally no reason to watch a 82 game glorified preseason. The game is a lot different from say Gretzky/early Mario era as goalies now have more equipment than bomb diffusers these days so goals only come from screens. The offensive defenseman is extinct, if you have a great blue line shot you aren't playing in the league. For some reason defenders are also still allowed to fling themselves on the ice and spread 10ft from skate to stick to block pucks. People say stuff like 3OT playoff hockey is great, its not, its dump and chase rubbish hockey that always ends w/ a rubbish goal.
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It's ok, tell us where ol' Bobby Probert touched you...

On a serious note, I can't comment as I haven't seen much of the current game, just the occasional highlight.

Sorry to hear about the defenseman thing, there's something to be said for those old Al MacInnis bombs.
 
I don’t think Rook has watched hockey in the last, like 15 years. You can still block shots but there are several quality offensive defensemen, the shooters are more precise than ever, and the players are a lot fitter so energy levels stay up deep into the overtime periods when they pile up. It’s not Big Sam on ice like it was in the early 2000s.
 
Anyway, hoping Stamkos and Kucherov slot back in when the playoffs start and the Bolts can score enough goals to win another Cup. The defense and goaltending have been rounding into championship form but they are having trouble finishing their chances.
 
mmmmsnouts said:
This isn’t the way the league is usually set up if you’re watching it for the first time. The 7 Canadian teams are supposed to be mixed in among the American teams, but this year the league was set up in a way that none of the teams would ever have to cross the border and quarantine. They will play off within their divisions for the first two rounds and then the four remaining teams will compete for the Stanley Cup.
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First year watching so wondered if that was the normal. Cheers mate
 


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