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Post by spik on Sept 13, 2012 12:27:40 GMT
Maybe i misunderstood then James, what i "interpreted" rightly or wrongly by his comment was an NHL style playoff best of series which in this country although may be popular with some of the fans is not do-able within the current framework of venues and owners. What i was proposing was to maintain the current format but instead have a "proper" playoff competiton with 2 groups (based on league positions) which play each other home and away and then the top two go forward to the playoff finals weekend making it much more difficult to win the trophy... If Jester was saying this too then i apologise for my misunderstanding... I might be getting this wrong but isnt that what happens already? All your suggestion is doing is reducing "finals wekend" to one game ergo whats the point of having a finals weekend? It is to have the top eight teams from the league qualify. Split into two groups of four,they play each other home and away and the top two of each group qualify for the PO finals.RATHER than, as we have it, play one home and away solitary game in a quarter final stage. Thus avoiding the easy entry into a PO weekend by playing six games.
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Post by texpef on Sept 13, 2012 12:41:11 GMT
Thanks Spik, exactly what i was thinking... (oh and yes i know i owe ya )
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Post by Shaggy on Sept 13, 2012 14:38:04 GMT
I'm with Texpef on this one (no, don't faint Tex! ;D).
The play-offs Finals weekend is IMHO a fitting culmination to the season... a chance to have everyone in one place for hockey, social, etc. Granted, the reality of it has declined in recent years, basically down to the neglect of the EIHL... gradually dropping this and that to save money (and putting up prices to stallholders by ridiculous amounts, driving some of them away) and devaluing the experience somewhat. But the idea itself - perfect.
As for the run-up to it... it's currently ridiculously short, and again I agree with Texpef - we need a proper competition to decide the final four teams that get to the weekend, not just a couple of games each.
Ideal world - bring back the Autumn Cup, shorten the regular season a bit, and have a proper play-offs leading up to the Finals weekend.
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Post by texpef on Sept 13, 2012 15:04:48 GMT
and on that Shagmeister we are in complete agreement... now where did i put those flags
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