Here’s what I propose. The NHL thinks non-hockey fans are too stupid to appreciate ties, and too stupid to be fooled by NHL-.500, and too stupid to not see skills competitions for what they are. And everybody’s arguing over the idiotic three-point games and such.
I propose just get rid of the points system, then, and go with the system all other sports use. Wins and Losses. You don’t want ties? You want games decided via a gimmicky contest that has nothing to do with hockey? Fine. But count a win as a win and a loss as a loss and let’s get on with it.
Oh, right, the NHL wants its fans to think their teams are better than they are. So they shovel some of their losses over into a new column in the standings, and presto, everybody’s got a good record. It’s a joke.
Therefore, I present to you the actual NHL final standings, with Wins counting as Wins and Losses counting as Losses:
Eastern Conference
………………..W-L GB
Pittsburgh 49-33 …
Washington 48-34 1
Philadelphia 47-35 2
Boston 46-36 3
Tampa Bay 46-36 3
Montreal 44-38 5
Rangers 44-38 5
Buffalo 43-39 6
Carolina 40-42 9
New Jersey 38-44 11
Toronto 37-45 12
Atlanta 34-48 15
Ottawa 32-50 17
Islanders 30-52 19
Florida 30-52 19
Western Conference
…………………..W-L GB
Vancouver 54-28 …
San Jose 48-34 6
Detroit 47-35 7
Anaheim 47-35 7
Los Angeles 46-36 8
Nashville 44-38 10
Chicago 44-38 10
Phoenix 43-39 11
Dallas 42-40 12
Calgary 41-41 13
Minnesota 39-43 15
St. Louis 38-44 16
Columbus 34-48 20
Colorado 30-52 24
Edmonton 25-57 29
3 Comments
First!
Very fair points, Carp. Would you also do away with the three division leaders automatically getting the first three seeds? I think that should go away too.
either that or go to the three point per game system like some “other leagues”