Welcome to the August mailbag. Is it going to get weird? (Scans actual headlines.) It had better. Let’s do this.
Note: Submitted questions have been edited for clarity and style.
Who wins a seven-game series: The team that just won the Stanley Cup, or the best team that didn't make the playoffs IF the series starts the day after the Cup is won, the challenger is fully healthy, rested and prepared, and the champs don't know the series is happening until that morning? – Ben D.
First of all: This is one of the best questions this mailbag has ever had.