Stewart Johnston

And so how it works is the divisions are still in place.

So in the East and the West, the top two from each division are going to play off in the first round of the playoffs, which normally you don't have your top two teams doing that.

But the reason that's so effective and such an incentive for those teams is

They're guaranteed two playoff games.

The winner of those games gets a bye to the third round, which is the semis.

And the losers of those games move on to the second round.

And then we go away from divisions.

It's going to be five through eight, just seeded.

And five plays eight, six plays seven.

Winners move on to the second round.

Losers go home.

And we've now created nine playoff games total, up from five.

We think the attention on our regular season down the pike is going to be so great because as you're jockeying for position, you want to be in those top two in the division because it's so advantageous.

But you also want a home game.

In the last five years...

The home team has won 80% of all games in the playoffs.

So getting your home field advantage with your fans behind you is huge.

We think it's going to make the last month of our regular season even more dramatic.

I don't, but I fully acknowledge that.

Eight out of nine teams make the playoffs.