according to srs, the worst three red wings teams of all time were 85-86, 19-20, and 76-77.
85-86 was the year yzerman got hurt and missed almost the whole year.
nothing tops 2019.
that group had mantha, larkin, bertuzzi, and hronek.
this group has larkin, seider, edvinnson, raymond, kasper. i think seider, ed, and raymond give this group the edge...
i like the idea of a 12 team playoff, i just think more emphasis should have been put on strength of schedule, and giving boise and arizona state byes is ridiculous.
the acc and big 12 should get 1 team in and the champ should definitely NOT be given a bye. that's dumb.
indiana was a cute story but they played one good team all year and got stomped. 12 seed at best. clemson in as an 11 seed. smu should have been out.
look, in the bball tourney you see 19-11 acc teams make it over 23-7 mac teams all the time. same should be true in college football.
we'll see what the tv ratings end up being. if penn st-smu and penn st boise end up with low ratings enough years, they'll tweak it.
and if the big ten and sec dont get the majority of teams moving forward, in the next iteration the tv networks will let them both know they need to start their own tourney to justify those billion dollar contracts.
eventually the big ten and sec will be the nfc and the afc. 20 teams in each. top 4 or 6 make the playoffs. champ of each meet in the final.
minor league football.
smu and indiana both got crushed the minute they played top level competition (and penn state).
nice stories, but it shows the major flaws in this system. more than ever, teams have no incentive to play anyone non-conference.
loss that tells them where they really are. outshot by montreal, which is hard to do.
at this point, its better to lose. place your hopes with the lottery gods again.
with all due respect, why is johansson not playing and gustaffson is?
unless johannson is hurt, he should be out there. gustaffson is ****ing god awful. no reason he should be playing.
i always had a soft spot for buffalo, but not anymore now that theyre in the east.
but of all their picks, losing eichel was a killer. power doesnt seem to be earth shattering. dahlin turned out pretty well but they messed up his contract situation so badly he now makes more than almost every other top defenseman!
notre dame should roll indiana.
indiana couldnt cope with michigan or ohio state's defensive lines and notre dame's is in that same category of talent.