If Boston Wins the Presidents Trophy is the Point System Flawed

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Boston sits #1 in the league right now with 97 pts, but
-They have 30 losses (15 in overtime). No other team in the top 11 has more than 29 losses
-They're 9th in wins at 41
-They're 9th in goal differential
-9th in regulation wins
-They have one player in the top 44 via individual pts
-9th in goals for, 8th in goals against
-8th ranked PP, 6th ranked PK

Los Angeles as well, 36 wins, 33 losses, but 11 in OT, whilst sitting 3rd in the pacific division

 

[Evergreen]

I don’t think anybody really cares about the Presidents Trophy.

 

[BCNate]

No, it's the same for every team. If they win, they win.

 

[Panteras]

No

 

[PaulD]

Boston sits #1 in the league right now with 97 pts, but
-They have 30 losses (15 in overtime). No other team in the top 11 has more than 29 losses
-They're 9th in wins at 41
-They're 9th in goal differential
-9th in regulation wins
-They have one player in the top 44 via individual pts
-9th in goals for, 8th in goals against
-8th ranked PP, 6th ranked PK

Los Angeles as well, 36 wins, 33 losses, but 11 in OT, whilst sitting 3rd in the pacific division

Yes. IF Boston wins "its rigged"



Hmm. Where have I heard that before.

 

[VaporTrail]

I say go back to the old OT format

 

[GAGLine]

Every team plays by the same rules.

 

[Mattilaus]

The point system is flawed regardless of whether or not Boston wins the President's Trophy.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Do I think they're as good as their points in the standings? No. But that's not the standings' job. It's to determine who makes the playoffs and the rules are the same for everyone.

They have the least amount of regulation losses. Teams haven't been able to beat them a lot in a 60 minute hockey game. It's not like that's a bad thing. Takes a lot of effort and a good team game to do that.

 

[Yorkshire Leaf]

Alternatively you could look at it that they are the number #1 ranked team in losses in regulation, after 60 minutes of play no other team has more often won or still have a chance of winning the ot/shoot out luck competition.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

just go to wins and losses like every other sports league in the world

 

[GeeoffBrown]

just go to wins and losses like every other sports league in the world

I think the problem here is that people REALLY don't like the shootout and would be mad if these were just counted as wins

 

[Kegs]

Bruins aren’t very good at 3v3. I blame not having top 5 picks. :p

 

[Yorkshire Leaf]

And be grown up enough to accept a tie after 60 minutes rather than invent a completely different sport to declare a winner.

 

[abax44]

Every team plays by the same rules.

Then people should get over the LTIR thing, too.

 

[PaulD]

Then people should get over the LTIR thing, too.

I have . Long ago

 

[BB79]

I don’t think anybody really cares about the Presidents Trophy.

I'd rather not win it. Every team that wins it falls flat on their face in the playoffs

 

[UncleRico]

I don’t think anybody really cares about the Presidents Trophy.

You should go to the bruins board. Half of them care more about the regular season than the postseason

 

[Czechboy]

Offseason ... 'good luck with Zacha as your 1c'

Bruins in first place 6 months later... It's rigged lol.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I'd rather not win it. Every team that wins it falls flat on their face in the playoffs

Hawks won it in 2013 and beat the Bruins for the Cup

 

[BB79]

Hawks won it in 2013 and beat the Bruins for the Cup

Yeah yeah yeah, don't remind me

 

[x Tame Impala]

Yeah yeah yeah, don't remind me

Whoops, sorry. Damn though dude it took you only like...17 seconds to reply

 

[ricky0034]

i'd say if anything those win/loss numbers support the opposite of the point you're trying to make

the Bruins have the highest regulation winning percentage in the league

 

[BTP]

Its been flawed for years. I hope they win it though, the presidents trophy curse has been real as hell lately to atlantic division teams

 

[Madap]

Of course not. Every team has the same rules.

And think about it a bit…. If we went back to the tie format they’d actually be in a better position because they’d have given away 15 less points to the rest of the league.