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Yes, it's utter garbage.
It's hard enough to swallow that the most important thing a team can win over a full season is considered based on a cup style tournament, where the form over those 2-3...

5 games so far in these playoffs, and all 5 hosts went through to the next round.
Do you guys think it's just coincidence?

Need to add that all were "real" hosts, playing in their real home...

I don't care for neither of these teams, but I need to say this is utter BS... I mean how many minutes was going to add the referee? He waited until SJ equalized.
Another observation: defences are...

You're right.
Plus looking at Philly's side of the Eastern bracket, that looks clearly weaker than our side, Philly having a visibly easier road to the conference final.

Of course!
Probably the biggest reason. After a full year of lots of games, the supreme award of the whole season is awarded for a tourney of just 4 matches, through which the sum of the momentarily...