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The NHL’s playoff system is broken. The system, which has been in use for some years, where the first two rounds of the playoffs are played within the divisions is stupid. Of course, in some cases, it guarantees quite a bit of entertainment, as two top teams often have to come up immediately.
Athletically it is wrong.
If the playoffs were to start now, Dallas and Colorado would be confronted in the Central Division. That is, the reward for being third best in the 32 teams in the 32 team, it would face the sixth best team in the first round. Logic is unmatched.
If the playoff pairs were to be carried in the old 1-8, 2-7, 3-6 and 4-5 formula, Dallas would face Minnesota. The arrangement would be like another reality.
Thus, one of the giants in the West is likely to fall from the first round. It is particularly dramatic because Dallas and Colorado are nothing more than championship.
Both of the teams moved before the transfer window closing (7.3.) All the characters in the middle. Colorado confirmed its middle lane Brock Nelson and On Charlie Coyle as well as his back Ryan Lindgren. Dallas, in turn, brought in lion stars Mikael Granlund and Mikko Rantanen.
A different outfit in Heiskanen and without
However, Dallas is about to face a merciless situation in the match.
Even before the national team’s top tournament breaking their knee Miro Heiskanen Namely, you may still be on the sidelines from the opening round series. Heiskanen’s knee was operated in early February and the recovery time was reported for about three months.
– It’s a realistic opportunity, Dallas head coach Pete Deboer Among other things said On the NHL websitewhen asked if Dallas had to reach the 2nd round of the playoffs before Heiskanen can return to the ring.
Dallas is a team that has little weak loops, but at the same time Heiskanen is the superior power of his team.
In Sunday’s late -night match, Colorado gave Dallas to the father’s hand for two rounds. Under the ruthless rush and pressure, Dallas was ringing and longed for his seductive conductor of Heiska.
Now Dallas would be in the whole match without Heiska. Oh!
Of course, Dallas still wins a lot of matches in the basic series, but in a similar balance, its game is not without Heiska.
Heiskanen does not shine through points Cale Makarin In style, but as a game start -up, under pressure, and a good defender, this is completely invaluable for its team.
If a review of the review is developed, Dallas will have reel management through shots for extensive Cors, shots, paint expectations and paint statistics after Heiskanen’s injury to five to five collective collective.
The readings are confusingly weak.
For Syvädata, Dallas has fallen into a middle -caste team after Heiskanen’s injury.
A solution was found in the power game
Of course, something good has happened.
Heiskanen’s weakness has already been able to count the goal and the power game. After the injury of the Finnish defender For Thomas Harleywho has made the star shirts overwhelming roll.
Heiskanen’s 19 % overwhelming game has been 36 % under Harley’s command. Where Heiskanen scored seven points in 50 matches, Harley has nine in the 17 previous matches.
Harley brings a completely different threat to the line to the line, and otherwise the whole has worked well under his leadership.
This is something that Deboer and its subordinates should continue to think carefully in the future. Heiskanen will not be a self -sufficient choice for the first power of the first power game. At least not.
The lion’s cat
For the whole, the situation is just as all nightmares for Dallas.
Dallas is in five against five in Liri without the hedaping. Harley, Esa Lindell and Ilja ljubushkin do their job in the back but Cody Ceci, Matt Dumba and Lian bichel They are in the nail of a team like Colorado.
Hockey and game opening expertise is very limited at the time of Heiskanen’s injury. It is also descriptive that during Heiskanen’s absence, in addition to Harley’s six goals, there have been two hits in 17 matches.
It is also strange how the statistics of Lindell, Harley, Cec and Ljubushkin have collapsed since Heiskanen left the equation. Today, the relationship between dangerous goals is in the 41-48 % fork, while they wiged over 50 % during Heiskanen.
When all the above -mentioned colorado speed, size, skill and top expertise is hit against the above, Dallas is going straight into the lion’s cat if it goes into battle without its most important single player.
It is certain that Dallas will look for all possible manipulators, witch doctors and herbs to speed up Heiskanen’s return schedule. And there is a reason.
The rooster of honor is hardly very high in other cases.
Statistics: NHL.com, Natural Stat Trick