NHL/Other Hockey Leagues Discussion Thread

[Sergeant Foley]

Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming dies at age 71

Rest in peace, sir. You've won the hearts and minds of all the residents of Toronto, even if infamous owner Harold Ballard didn't like you.

Question. Which of the NHL teams who made the playoffs in 2022 will NOT be back in 2023?

 

[bintananth]

A question on NHL very early history.
My reading of the wiki points to the "original six" playing one another FOURTEEN times per [regular] season.
Is this correct?
If yes - wasn't that BORING?

It depends ...

For casual spectators? Not really. There weren't as many entertainment options back then and it didn't really matter which team was visiting ... much like today.

The diehard fans, OTOH? There wasn't much variation in the standings from season-to-season. They could usually guess three of the four playoff teams before the season started because the other three were basically playing for the fourth spot. I imagine that got old.

MLB at the time? 22 games v. everyone in your league with only the best from each playing in the World Series.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

It depends ...

For casual spectators? Not really. There weren't as many entertainment options back then and it didn't really matter which team was visiting ... much like today.

The diehard fans, OTOH? There wasn't much variation in the standings from season-to-season. They could usually guess three of the four playoff teams before the season started because the other three were basically playing for the fourth spot. I imagine that got old.

MLB at the time? 22 games v. everyone in your league with only the best from each playing in the World Series.

Hmm