To be honest, I think it’s better to play relegation than a single playoff game. With relegation series you get 2 guaranteed games which result in more income.
I was expecting Blindhead to lose on purpose so he gets more income from relegation games.
Now, I can tell everyone... that I beat the champion ;-)
and sometimes for the real-life its helpfull, that I needn't to play relegation and had more time in the sun