-> DN> NHL players go to another level in the playoffs..  but regular
-> DN> games are another story.. some are great, while others... well,
-> DN> just snoozers.
->
->I think that comes with playing a long season in which everyone
->makes the  playoffs anyway.  The NBA has the same problem, which is
->one of the reasons  why I rarely watch the NBA (unless my team is
->playing) until the playoffs.  The games are virtually meaningless
->and often times the play on the court  reflects that.
True enough.. and yet, I wouldn't throw out the regular season for the
world.. I always hear people commenting that the regular season is pointless.
I don't really agree..  I love the fact that an 80 game season, 80 games
worth of work, can come down to the last 2 or 3 games of the year..  I love
keeping those regular season stats that tend to be more accurate (Player
gets into hot streak, cold streak, etc all through regular season, whereas
if you're hot in the playoffs, you end up looking like a superstar (Re: John
Druce))..  and, much as I hate to admit it, I love checking out the scores
of games like the Grizzlies vs. the Clippers, just to see who's the worst of
the worst :)
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