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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
That source says you don't stay "in division" for the first 2 rounds.
If there's 5-3 team split, clearly staying in division doesn't happen.
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The two wildcard teams can cross over even if they're in different Divisions (which is stupid, and will hopefully be fixed for next season once the BOG realizes what a stupid oversight it was), but once the Division match-ups are set, they stay the same in Round 2.
If the playoffs started today, Minnesota and Phoenix would double-crossover, so Phoenix could win the Central Division and Minnesota the Pacific:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/stanleycup.htm