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A lot of teams up and down so far this season - a lot of big wins followed by big losses against the same teams - a lot of new "rivalries" will develop under the new divisions - I don't think we'll see things shake out until about 30 games in and then it will be a dash to the end. Wouldn't surprise me if the final four teams, division winners, aren't the usual suspects.
Not sure what the official plan is for the playoffs, once they get to the final four division winners - where will the Canadian based team play? Will they go back to the bubble format? I don't think, in a couple of months, that the COVID situation will be sufficiently settle that the Canadian government will allow cross border play without quarantines and you can't have quarantines and have regular travel between cities.
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I agree, but here’s where I come back to all the time.
1) these are professionals who have been playing all their lives basically
2) most teams are working with same coaches and same players as last season- and multiple seasons before that
3) very few changes to rules
There should be little to no “adjustments” needed to play some kind of consistent hockey. They should fall into that groove just like you fall into the groove of brushing your teeth.
So when I see inconsistencies it’s rather bothersome regardless of the time of year or where in the season it happens. It’s even worse when it happens in the same game. One period is stellar, then the next period is complete dog crap.
Unfortunately I see this kind of thing too often with Flyers.