I truly believe that hockey is a ridiculous sport. I've mentioned it before, and try to keep the cross-the-border fad off of this blog. However, from a ideological standpoint, the NHL, has some things right. For example: Unlike any other sport, NHL teams are reseeded after each round of the playoffs, guarantying that the best regular season teams have the easiest path. And this is totally justified. Why should an 8-seed, who pulls off an upset in the first round, get to play the lowest other remaining seed in the next round. It turns out, however, that this doesn't end up changing anything, because the teams are still hockey teams, and that will never change. Regardless, the Canadians and their moose were successful in this innovation, as well as one other. The second thing hockey got right was their scoring system. Even if a team loses in overtime, it still gains a point towards their conference rank. And although I have yet to find out what those points are worth (jelly bean...