The NHL playoffs have been really, really good this season. Like, really, really good. The NBA playoffs on the other hand, have featured blowout after blowout.

But, if you’re a hockey fan, you probably know the pain of trying to convert non-believers to your side. No matter how much preaching you do about tight, fast games, people always seem to respond with, ‘yeah, but it’s hockey...”

Well, you now have Charles Barkley on our side, who agrees that yes, the NHL playoffs are way better than the NBA playoffs this year.

Here is talking around the 4:30 mark on Monday night’s TNT’s Inside the NBA.

“Speaking of a Zamboni, thank God for the NHL Playoffs. That’s what I would be watching in the back instead of some of these blowouts.”

So yeah, if you really want to see exciting contests that come down to the wire and feature heated rivalries, maybe check out tomorrow night’s two Game 7s.