Alumni in the pros 25-26

[Al DeFlorio]

Way back, when the NHL had six teams, the playoffs opened with two series:  #1 vs. #3 and #2 vs. #4.  As the season drew to a close, the #3 and #4 teams could jockey for fourth place and the more desirable first-round opponent, while making sure they didn't slip down to 5th place and miss the playoffs.  Very strange way of doing things.

[scoop85]

Way back, when the NHL had six teams, the playoffs opened with two series:  #1 vs. #3 and #2 vs. #4.  As the season drew to a close, the #3 and #4 teams could jockey for fourth place and the more desirable first-round opponent, while making sure they didn't slip down to 5th place and miss the playoffs.  Very strange way of doing things.

Yeah, that setup made about as much sense as the NHL's current ridiculous playoff format

[Trotsky]

Nothing contraction won't cure.

[JohnF81]

Or a new league commissioner

[stereax]

Or a new league commissioner

Hey, Gary's a Cornell alum!

[RichH]

Or a new league commissioner

Hey, Gary's a Cornell alum!

So is the guy who unleashed one of the first big computer viruses, and I don't have to like him.

Didn't we have an "embarrassing alumni" thread in JSID?

[Dafatone]

Or a new league commissioner

I met Bettman when I was, like, 5. He was nice. His wife and my mother were sort of friends.

Which means nothing, but it does make all the anti-Bettman vitriol a little funny to me. Not saying it isn't deserved.