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Post by Philly on Jun 19, 2010 17:33:44 GMT -5
So much for that theory. How sold are you now? I still gotta agree with oilers here. You spend the entire year tweaking lines, seeing what works, incorporating new acquisitions into it. What out there says that changing it for one game guarantees a victory. This isn't real life where plugging Dan carcillo on your top line for a few games can work like a charm. You stick with what has worked before. If it doesn't work for one game you can't press the panic button. The better team ends up winning at the end more often than not. I liked the oilers chances going into the series, and going into game 7. He lost by 1, rinne stood on his head what are u gonna do. On to the next year. Regular season vs playoffs - apples vs oranges.
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Post by Sharky on Jun 19, 2010 22:02:53 GMT -5
In the NHL, that is definatly true.
In the JGHL, 9 out of 10 times the better regular season team wins. If you were a team as good as the Oilers, stick with what has proven to work. Especially if your team was actually up 3 games to 2 at one point in the series.
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Post by Philly on Jun 20, 2010 15:01:40 GMT -5
What we got here is a failure to communicate. lol If you are the underdog and behind in the series, it's time to change something, and if you're the favorite and behind it's problably time to change yours as well, especially if you lose a couple in a row. Playin the same team several times, is difference between reg season and playoffs. All logics to me. If you're winning and ahead in a series of coarse you don't change. again logics. Let me make sure I have this right Jake, cause this is what I think you said, Since the favorite wins 9-out 10 times you stay with what you have, if you're the favorite, cause you will win in the end anyway. If you're the underdog you stay with what you have, cause what's the use you will lose in the end anyway. I disagree and believe that there would be more upsets if more effort was put in, by underdogs, slider also x-factor fatigue etc. JMO
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Post by Sharky on Jun 20, 2010 22:48:39 GMT -5
You are putting words in my mouth.
"Since the favorite wins 9/10 times, stay with what you have"
Yes I believe that. However, if the better regular season team is down a couple games in the series, then changes would be needed.
"If you are the underdog stay with what you have"
You came up with that on your own, because I don't think anyone said that. I sure didn't. I think underdogs should change things up sometimes, but it depends on the situation.
However, I disagree about if more "effort" was put in, we would see more upsets. We may see a very, very slight increase in upsets, but IMO it would be insignificant.
"If you are the underdog and behind in the series, it's time to change something, and if you're the favorite and behind it's problably time to change yours as well, especially if you lose a couple in a row. Playin the same team several times, is difference between reg season and playoffs. All logics to me. "
I agree with this completely, however it makes me wonder why you are using the EDM/CGY series as an example to prove your point.
Neither of those teams was a favorite to win. They were seperated by only 1 point in the reg season. Edmonton went up 3 games to 2, and therefore, I completely agreed with his decision to keep his lines the same, even after Calgary tied the series up. Those lines got him up 3-2 on a very good Flames team, so why not keep them the same in game 7?
So I don't get why you say "still believe in that theory" after Edmonton lost.
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