Comments for December 29, 2012 at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23613 how about giving the first seed every playoff game at home ? thanks again for the AHL highlights angus - donpaulo Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:22:56 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23612 Interesting idea with the first round bye for the first seed. Would make the conference win mean something. Not sure how it would work as it would mean a long layoff (potentially up to 14 days) for the conference winner. Even in football a lot of division champs complain about the one week layoff as it disrupts their rhythm. I've always wondered why we make the 1st seed play the 8th seed. Havent they earned te right to pick their opponent from say the bottom 4 seeds. For matchup or other reasons they may not want to play an 8 seed. Anyway that's just my crazy thought to refresh the playoffs. - davidgoodburn Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:58:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23611 Boudreau - not sure I get your logic. Just because something is exciting, it doesn't mean that it should take over for the entire game. And I'd argue that the NHL is way past the point of being taken seriously with all of these lokcouts. And I see 3-on-3 as a better way to decide games than a silly trick contest like a shootout. There is no comparable to baseball, either. Baseball games can go on forever. Hockey can't have that in the regular season. - angus Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:10:58 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23610 Not a fan of this. Wasn't a fan of the four-on-four or shootout either. I mean, if it would be that exciting, why not play the whole 60 minutes three-on-three ? You can't just change the rule of the game like that if you want the sport to be taken seriously. Imagine if MLB proposed to have a player removed from the feild every extra inning....just saying... How about getting rid of the point for an overtime loss..now there is a crazy tought!! - Boudreau Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:20:25 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23609 I think he actually meant 7th and 8th playing in with a first round bye to the top seed. So, in the first round, you'd have 2 vs 7/8, 3 vs 6 and 4 v 5. In the second round, one bye team and three first round winners = conference semi. - horrorfan Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:07:31 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/5145-december-29-2012#comment-23607 In regards to playoffs, I think you meant to say 8th and 9th seeds. - MolsonX Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:53:04 +0100