Five for Fighting!

Hey there, welcome to the jungle.  I'm here to comment on these here NHL playoffs.  Yeah, who was the genius that came up with this idea?

"Hey NHL teams, I've got this idea, so hear me out.  I want all of you mulit-millionaires to get out there for 82 games this season, okay?  And then, once you are done playing those games, I want you to play a minimum of 16 more, alright?  And overtime?  Forget it... if you get into overtime, and are still tied, you play another one.  Got it?  Oh yeah, and we're... NOT... paying you for this.  Yeah, you're playing for a big cup.  Mario, you're playing for a big tin cup that you could buy with the pocket change caught in the seat of your Mercedes, alright?  Peter Forsberg, you're playing for something you couldn't even sell for bread in your Swedish homeland, okay?  Alright, now get out there and kick ass!"

I mean, really folks... who was the braniac who got drunk one night, hit a hobo with their car, left the hobo on the car, parked the car in their garage, and then came up with the current NHL playoff format?  Who was the guy who wanted his league's players to play a MINIMUM of 16 more games before they could hit the links, funnel a beer, and make a little sweet love with the course designer's 19 year old daughter?  Really... if the NHL wanted to make this a better experience, cut the first round down from seven games to a best of five, and give the players who make it to the playoffs a little copper in the jock strap, alright?  Peace, I'm out 
 

Jack Rose, Host, "The Final Play"

For the latest NHL scores/standings, check out www.nhl.com.  Peace again.  I'm out again.