TheNoelPatrol Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 With the Islanders and Lightning kicking off their series, it marks the start if the second round. However, the Ducks and Predators still have game 7 of their first round series to play this evening. I realize that it's different conferences so starting the next round doesn't have any bearing on this one, but has this kind of thing ever happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafayettecrossbar Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Yes I found that weird. Never seen that happen before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Lafayettecrossbar said: Yes I found that weird. Never seen that happen before It happened in 1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, TheNoelPatrol said: With the Islanders and Lightning kicking off their series, it marks the start if the second round. However, the Ducks and Predators still have game 7 of their first round series to play this evening. I realize that it's different conferences so starting the next round doesn't have any bearing on this one, but has this kind of thing ever happened before? It happens in the NBA and both league's like to copy each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafayettecrossbar Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Just now, -Vintage Canuck- said: It happened in 1983. Oh ya, good factoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, playboi19 said: It happens in the NBA and both league's like to copy each other. well that may be true and it appears to have happened in the NHL before but not a fan, I suppose if it didn't happen this way though we'd all be complaining of a day off or two between first and second round games, so yeah likely just the usual " can't please everyone ", " people will always have something to complain about ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommi-Santala Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I don't like it. Teams should be rewarded with rest for closing up a series quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton Peck Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Ratings are bad so they just want to get it over with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 38 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: It happened in 1983. Did you know that, or did you look it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Cause they don't want hockey in June I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV77 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 why are people making such a big deal though lol Not like round 2 starting a week before round 1 is over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 yeah it is weird. I was looking through my youtube sub list and saw highlights from ANH/NSH & NYI/TB and thought I was going crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, JV77 said: why are people making such a big deal though lol Not like round 2 starting a week before round 1 is over... No but it throws off casual fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 40 minutes ago, CanuckianOne said: Did you know that, or did you look it up? I was curious, so I went through every playoff year on Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 57 minutes ago, Tommi-Santala said: I don't like it. Teams should be rewarded with rest for closing up a series quickly I haven't look at the schedule, but maybe they'll get extra days in between games, specifically the travel ones (after games 2, 4, 5, and 6). That is quite a bonus and I'm sure both teams would rather have a more spread out series than an extra day of rest beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 15 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I was curious, so I went through every playoff year on Wikipedia. Ah. You always seem to know those random tidbits, so I was wondering if you just knew a ton of obscure things or looked them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 56 minutes ago, Templeton Peck said: Ratings are bad so they just want to get it over with? That was only in Canada, largely due to no Canadian teams in the playoffs. Apparently, In the US the ratings are record level high. I heard on 1040 part of the reason not to delay between rounds is to keep the viewers interested. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/stanley-cup-ratings-dip-in-canada-while-soaring-in-us/article24992609/ chicago STL game 6.... Quote ........ hockey market was evident in U.S. overnight television ratings – a 5.6 metered-market rating on NBC for Monday night’s sixth game of the Stanley Cup final, the third-best ever for a Game 6 since 1995, and NBC’s fourth-highest overnight ever for the NHL, according to the Neilsen Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports. Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Tommi-Santala said: I don't like it. Teams should be rewarded with rest for closing up a series quickly As a casual player I like it They are being rewarded and also keeping their momentum going Its not like the are playing "more" games than the teams that are still in the 1st round (It's still less) Plus, the team that eventually gets to the most important final series faster, will get rewarded to rest up longer than the ones who took longer to get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, TheNoelPatrol said: With the Islanders and Lightning kicking off their series, it marks the start if the second round. However, the Ducks and Predators still have game 7 of their first round series to play this evening. I realize that it's different conferences so starting the next round doesn't have any bearing on this one, but has this kind of thing ever happened before? nba does it all the time. and its prob because there were games cancelled that extended the season for the ducks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soshified Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I think it's either a schedule conflict in Tampa or Anaheim or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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