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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
This didn't help. How could the Flames finish 8th but both wild card teams come from the Pacific? That is literally impossible.
If the Flames finish in a Wild Card spot, they might crossover. If they finish second or third in the division, they don't. Isn't it as simple as that?
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If they finish 5th in the division, but 8th in the conference (and therefore ahead of the 4th place Central team) they would cross over and compete as the 4th seed in the Central.
The playoff format is divisional now, but a team can cross over if they finish ahead of the 4th place team in the other division.