The number of Canadian teams in a single division is irrelevant in a conference-based playoff format. And if three Canadian teams make the playoffs in one conference, the odds are high that two of them will meet early. That's not poor division alignment, that is simple statistical probability.
The flip side to that argument is that two Canadian teams meeting in the first round guarantees that one will advance. There was no such guarantee if the Habs and Senators had played different, American, opponents.
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