NHL Thread

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Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

Oh, yeah, the Flyers didn't earn to get in the playoffs - it's not like they earned 88 points or anything, or beat a rival 2-1 in a game that required a shootout to make it in. Or that the Bruins won games at the end to make it as a 6 seed, or that the Canadians fought tooth and nail near the end to scrape it in as an 8 seed.

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Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

But those ****ty teams in the West that earned those bottom slots - Stanley Cup contenders. They could sweep anybody in the East easy. 8-0 every game.

****ty? Let's see, take a look at the win totals of the bottom-rung of the West:

Nashville: 47
LA: 46
Detroit: 44
Colorado: 43

As compared to those of the East:

Ottawa: 44
Philadelphia: 41
Boston: 39
Montreal: 39

What do you see there? Western conference teams have more wins than Eastern conference teams, so I guess that means your Sens, Flyers, Bruins, and Habs are all ****ty as well then? But wait, take the standings up two slots to the 3 and 4 seeds and you've got Pittsburgh with 47 and Buffalo with 45. So what does that tell us? Perhaps that your feeble mind relates standings points, which include charity points given in OT and shootout (better known as the bull**** skills competiton), to skill. Winning is the only thing that matters in true competiton.

Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

How about Phoenix? Think they deserve to be in? Oh, wait, they're in the West. Of course they do.

Well yeah, there's that. Or maybe the fact that they've won 50 games this season? I don't know, what do you think?

Originally Posted by OctaneHugo

The West, overall, is better than the East. I believe that. But the top teams in each conference? The East has the upper hand.

Of course you do, you're primary relationship with the game is purely based on seeing the Eastern elite play. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean your opinion is worth **** to people with any brains at all though.