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JANUARY 16, 1974 TERRACE BAY NEWS EAGE 7 Sports Slants- continued If you figure it out, there's a possibility of playing 6I games in the playoffs next seas- on, as compared to the maximum 49 this season. Another point I should make before listing my projected standings and playoffs is that the opening series will involve the best of the top eight clubs against the worst of the top eight; Series B will pit the second best of the eight contenders against the seventh best; Series C will involve the third best against the sixth best and finally, Series D, will have the fourth best against the fifth best. All are best-of-three series, remember! After these four short series, the divis- ion winners will get involved against the open- ing round winners. Maybe you'll understand better if I just list how (or approximately how) I think the teams will wind up the schedule. . Here goes: FINAL STANDINGS Division I Division II I. Philadelphia o3 I. Montreal II6 2. N.Y. Rangers oF 2. Los Angeles g4 3. Atlanta 80. 3¥ Detroit 75 4. N.Y. Islanders 60 4. Pittsburgh 70 5. Washington 42 Division III Division IV I. Chicago 95 I. Boston II0 2. Minnesota 92 2. Toronto 100 3..St.. Louis 76 3. Buffalo 90 4. Vancouver 65 4. California 59 5. Kansas City 44 Four division winners get bye into quarter- finals -- Division I - Philadelphia; Division II - Montreal; Division III - Chicago; Divis=- ion IV - Boston. : PLAYOFFS Series A - Toronto vs Detroit (2 of three) Series B --- Minnesota vs St. Louis (2 of three) Series C - N.Y. Rangers vs Atlanta (2 of three) Series D - Buffalo vs Los Angeles (2 of three) Say the winners of the first four series are Toronto, Minnesota, Rangers and Buffalo, the quarter final series (all 4 out of 7) wou- 1d go like this: Series E - Montreal vs Buffalo Series F - Boston vs Rangers Series G - Chicago vs Minnesota Series H = Philadelphia vs Toronto Now say the following four teams survive the) Toronto. Then the semi-finals would go like: this: * Series I - Montreal vs Minnesota Series J ~ Boston vs Torontc And, finally, imagine Montreal eliminating Minnescta and the Maple Leafs getting by the Bruins in a seven-game thriller. Presto! An all-Canadian Stanley Cup final. That hasn't happened since Canada's centennial year (I967), with the Leafs taking the Cup in an exciting final. It's not very likely things will pan out just as I've listed them, but at least you NHL fans have an idea of what to expect during the 1974-75 season. LEGION BOWLING Standings to January IIth: Bombardiers 40; Spitfires 38; Irish Regiment 34; Corvettes 27; Cameron Highlanders 23. 7 Games over 200: Pat Jones 2II; L. Belliveau 2I6; E. Kettle 204; M. Pluta 24I; T. Velanoff 256, 221, 201; B. Moon 223, 22I; A. Daley 22I, 223; June Schritt 227; N. Chopty 232, 257. STRAND THEATRE TERRACE BAY . PHONE 825-3771 SHOW TIMES MONDAY - THURSDAY 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY - SATURDAY 7:00 & 9:00 P.M. quarter-finals: Montreal, Boston, Minnesota and wee 16 the 17 #il8 sa19 20th CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS THE LAST GEORGE C. STACY AMERICAN I J HHEROQ THE NEW | gg ADULT CENTURIONS : : tt Amn Adult Entertainment Mon. 21 Tue. 22 Wad, 23 Thu. 24 Fri. 25 Sat. 26 Friends! BOOT HILL by K--TEL ADULT of SATURDAY MATINEE Eddie PARDNERS Coyle Te Robert Peter Mitchum Boyle will 'be 75¢