He thinks the NHL should reconsider their current playoff format.

“And now that you stay say it out loud a half decade later, I think we should just make it maybe. Yeah, I agree. Maybe it even just counts for a third of a regular Stanley Cup.”

He believes the current NHL playoff format is ultimately nonsense.

“Yeah, I think it is ultimately nonsense. But you do touch on the fact that I love my rivalries. I don't love having to play the Philadelphia Flyers because of the possible, you know, the eventuality that the Flyers win that series.”

The current NHL playoff format is absurd.

“but it is patently absurd. I'm sure you're psyched that you get to play the Flyers. You hate them. Great rivalry. But if we're doing this thing 1 through eight, that's the seven versus the eight seed in the East. Those two teams are playing for a chance to advance to the second round. This is nonsen”