chapcrap wrote:Serbia wrote:OT:
Tripitaka and I picked up doubles wins in
Game 10204132 and
Game 10200436.
Red Wings - 20 straight years in the playoffs. No one can touch that in this era.
And stuff it, I'm buzzed on wine, and should really get some brandy, so I'm not talking more.
I disagree. The San Antonio Spurs are at 14 straight right now. In the NHL and NBA, it's a lot easier to make the playoffs when over half of the teams make the playoffs. The Wings still aren't sniffing the Bruins and Blackhawks from the 60s to the 90s. Or how about the Canadiens making the playoffs all but one season from 1948-1994?
Okay there weren't nearly as many teams back then (the nhl didn't start expanding from the 'original six' until the 60's) and now that there is a salary cap things will start to change. I do agree that it is much harder to make the playoffs in baseball or football, but you can still just buy a good team in baseball (while it doesn't guarantee a playoff spot, it puts you right there) and in football and basketball teams will have good runs of years based on 1 player (look at the colts this year without manning or imagine that new england defense without brady scoring 38 on the other side of the ball. The NBA is completely star driven, although now it usually takes at least 2 to win a championship).
While I agree that 20 straight years in the playoffs isn't the most impressive feat (though it is quite good), they have also won 4 stanley cups in that time, and no other sport has as much parity when it comes to the playoffs as the NHL. Just look at how many 8 seeds beat 1 seeds in the first round and how many president's cup winners actually win the stanley cup. Not to mention the fact that it's not like they are scraping to make the playoffs each year - other than 1 injury laden year a couple years back I can't remember the last time the Red Wings weren't a 1,2, or 3 seed.
Good war so far!
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