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Originally Posted by Tsawwassen
Divisional playoff series can be boring as they can happen over and over. Sure conference playoff series can happen that way too but less likely. Conference rivals are being pushed out such as Canucks-Bhawks and Kings-Avs with this inferior format. In the east, Bruins-Penguins, Habs-Flyers, or Bruins-Rangers. It is now more difficult to have those pairings in the first 2 rounds and to have div rivals play each other in the 3rd round.
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You build rivalries by having heated playoff series. The only reason the Canucks/Chicago is a rivalry is because they played in the playoffs a couple of times. (No idea why you say Avs/Kings is a rivalry though).
San Jose/LA/Anaheim will be able to build up rivalries by meeting up in the playoffs for the next couple of years (St.Louis and Chicago will get going again as well). You'll get some potential classic series like Rangers/Philly, Boston/Montreal, Montreal/Toronto out east.
San Jose has been in the league for a long time now and who's their biggest rival? Same with Anaheim. If you get these teams going against each other for two or three years you'll get a good hate going.