NHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.
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What kind of a hockey fan are you? I don’t even follow hockey much and I know there are wild cards.scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 16:54 pmNHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.
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Waino’s Uncle Charlie sez hold my Ballantine’s!WaltsSuccessor wrote: ↑28 May 2025 15:33 pm"Tigers in 3"sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:35 amI was referring to anything can happen. Beat Mets, then Tigers. Both series underdogs, especially the Mets.JDW wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:22 amI think in 2006 the Cards 83-79 regular season record won the NLC division.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:21 am2006.JDW wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:19 am2011 says Hi.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:18 amMost people look at the wild card as a losers last chance. A break. A mulligan.
Me . I look at it like a tournament where anything can happen.
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You are incorrect.scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 16:54 pmNHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.
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I'd say especially the Tigers. Remember "Tigers in 3" prediction?sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:35 amI was referring to anything can happen. Beat Mets, then Tigers. Both series underdogs, especially the Mets.JDW wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:22 amI think in 2006 the Cards 83-79 regular season record won the NLC division.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:21 am2006.JDW wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:19 am2011 says Hi.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 07:18 amMost people look at the wild card as a losers last chance. A break. A mulligan.
Me . I look at it like a tournament where anything can happen.
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Yep. Head firmly up my (donkey)imyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 21:15 pmYou are incorrect.scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 16:54 pmNHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.
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Expected from a Penguins fanscoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 22:10 pmYep. Head firmly up my (donkey)imyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 21:15 pmYou are incorrect.scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 16:54 pmNHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.

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Been lackluster. No game sevens.rockondlouie wrote: ↑29 May 2025 08:44 amExpected from a Penguins fanscoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 22:10 pmYep. Head firmly up my (donkey)imyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 21:15 pmYou are incorrect.scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑28 May 2025 16:54 pmNHL doesn't have wildcardsimyourhuckleberry wrote: ↑28 May 2025 12:21 pm It's very much a tournament. Every league has wildcards. Baseball was just slower than the rest to implement and expand them. NCAA (which at this point are just lower-level pro leagues) have wildcards too and we consider it great.
The "purists" are the minority. Wildcards aren't a dirty word.
Get healthy. Get hot. Get in. Make your run. No one cares about or remembers division championships if they don't come with a league pennant and\or world series title.![]()