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Originally Posted by Hackey
No one is debating how good Colorado is but simply understanding how tough the West is. To get past LA and Chicago will be a very tough task for anyone. To get past St Louis and Anaheim will also be very tough. Add in teams that could easily cause an upset like San Jose, Dallas, Minnesota. Winning 3 rounds against those teams will not be easy.
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You make it sound like they have to get past all of those teams. They only have to get past 1 of LA/Anaheim/SanJose under the new division/playoff format, in the WCF.
In rounds 1 + 2, yes, worst case scenario they could play St. Louis and then Chicago, or the other way around. It's just as likely though that St. Louis + Chicago play each other in R1, like they did this past season.
Regardless, if you want to win a cup, you have to beat the best teams in the league. This is the ways it's always been. What's the point in playing 3 rounds in the Eastern Conference, when you know you're not good enough to beat the team that comes out of the West?