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    Mike McMahon ‏@MikeMcMahonCHN 10h
    Per 2 coaching sources, after AD vote earlier this week, the 1st round of the HEA playoffs (5v12, 6v11, etc) will be 1 game & not best of 3
    Thoughts? I really don't like this.
    Monty

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    Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

    Originally posted by UMLFan View Post
    Thoughts? I really don't like this.
    Me neither. You want your best teams to advance. A one and done leaves you too many chances for an upset.

    UNLESS
    They are doing a Tuesday night for round 1 and then Fri - Sunday for Round 2 all in the same week??????
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    • #3
      Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

      On the bright side, it makes getting into the top 4 all the more important.
      #NewMass

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      • #4
        Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

        Well it's now official.
        Monty

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        • #5
          Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

          Lame format. Should be top 8 qualify.

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          • #6
            Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

            The 1 game playoff for the bottom 8 teams is not good. It effectivly sets up the likelihood that the Quarterfinals series will be waterd down and creates possible bad matchups. If Northeastern finishes 12th and then upsets the 5 seed, we would see the worst team in the league get beat down in a non-competive series against the top team.

            If you want to expand the playoffs it should be a best of 3 series...that REALLY makes it more worth while to make the top 4.

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            • #7
              Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

              Maine, UNH, UML, BU, BC, Providence, and Northeastern should all walk away together and hit reset...If one more comes its Merrimack. Hockey East was a unique situation where all teams could reach each other by bus. Whoever decided Indiana was in the east needs to pull their head out of their *** and study a map.

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              • #8
                Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                The more I think about this, the more I dislike it. Obviously, they're trying to get the first "round" and second "round" of the playoffs all in one week.

                But a one-game playoff ... ouch. Hell, if they do this right after the season ends, that means the final game of the season is on Saturday (or Sunday I suppose) and then the home teams will have to sell for a Tuesday night game? This is going to help attendance ... how?
                Monty

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                • #9
                  Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                  You complain about a one-game series in the first round, yet the entire NCAA tournament, as well as the HEA semis and final, are all one-game series. Something doesn't add up.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                    Originally posted by UMLFan View Post
                    The more I think about this, the more I dislike it. Obviously, they're trying to get the first "round" and second "round" of the playoffs all in one week.

                    But a one-game playoff ... ouch. Hell, if they do this right after the season ends, that means the final game of the season is on Saturday (or Sunday I suppose) and then the home teams will have to sell for a Tuesday night game? This is going to help attendance ... how?
                    It's not Tuesday, the "First Round" gets it's own entire weekend after the regular season ends and before the quarterfinals... and only one game is played.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                      Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                      You complain about a one-game series in the first round, yet the entire NCAA tournament, as well as the HEA semis and final, are all one-game series. Something doesn't add up.
                      Slightly different, at least in my opinion.
                      Originally posted by Agganis View Post
                      It's not Tuesday, the "First Round" gets it's own entire weekend after the regular season ends and before the quarterfinals... and only one game is played.
                      You might be right. I think I read joecct's comment about Tuesday, and it just stuck in my mind.
                      Monty

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                      • #12
                        Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                        Originally posted by UMLFan View Post
                        You might be right. I think I read joecct's comment about Tuesday, and it just stuck in my mind.
                        Look at any team that has released their schedule, they have a full weekend blocked off for this stupidity.

                        My thoughts from almost exactly a year ago, they haven't changed: http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post5465331

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Agganis View Post
                          Look at any team that has released their schedule, they have a full weekend blocked off for this stupidity.

                          My thoughts from almost exactly a year ago, they haven't changed: http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post5465331
                          I agree with that as a better option.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Hockey East Playoff Format (starting for 14/15 season) Rumor

                            I think the best thing about this new format is how much you guys are going to complain about it.
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                            • #15
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                              We're not Eastern Elitists, you can complain about it too
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