tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post3988956232245440718..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: How about them (not Chicago) Bulls!sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-3966213423472629102008-05-11T10:35:00.000-04:002008-05-11T10:35:00.000-04:00I can only echo what has already been said -- it i...I can only echo what has already been said -- it is hard to blame the fans for not being excited when the junior hockey poobahs have created such a horrid playoff format. The resistance to change is, of course, financial - The "host team" concept, while being bad for a competitive playoff format, works wonders for ticket sales and organization. The Memorial Cup, in its present format, makes money both for the CHL and the host city, so they have little incentive to change it.Dennis Prousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117649570711228161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-5545641723691190402008-05-11T01:09:00.000-04:002008-05-11T01:09:00.000-04:00David Naylor of the The Globe & Mail had a chapter...David Naylor of the <I>The Globe & Mail</I> had a chapter on improving the Mem Cup in in <I>McCown's Law</I> -- please, find a way to have four teams qualify for the damn tournament and do a Frozen Four, one weekend, single elimination.<BR/><BR/>I would love to attend a Memorial Cup or a RBC Cup, but who has the time to go to Cornwall or Kitchener for 9 days?<BR/><BR/>(Obviously, I'm rooting for the Bulls to pull this off on Monday.)sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-41486905846018760752008-05-11T00:56:00.000-04:002008-05-11T00:56:00.000-04:00That is what makes junior hockey so fun.What makes...That is what makes junior hockey so fun.<BR/><BR/>What makes it so unfun is the fact that the series itself means very little because both teams are already in the Memorial Cup, a poorly constructed tournament that is practically constructed to avoid tension and excitement.<BR/><BR/>I'll cut myself off there, though - any more and I'll just be repeating what Mike Toth's been going on about all season.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.com