Nathan Hampton writes:
 
>Whatever happens, Final Five or otherwise, I cannot stand the idea of
>every team making the playoffs. I'm sad to see the ECHA has followed the
>WCHA in this all-inclusive playoff format.
 
        If you mean the ECAC, their playoff format is not
all-inclusive.  Only 10 of 12 teams make the playoffs, just like last
year, but the ECAC has changed what they do with the 10 teams once
they're there.  This is why the ECAC's move to a Final Five is so
silly.  They have no particular reason to let in 10 teams instead of
8.  (Heck, even 12 would be easier to manage.)
 
                                        John Whelan, Cornell '91
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