My biggest gripe is that there are eight playoff spots for the fourteen Western Conference teams, and eight playoff spots for the sixteen Eastern Conference teams. I understand that there is less travel involved in the East due to geography, and Detroit were eager to switch conferences, but I still don't think it is fair.
All things being equal each team in the East has a fifty-fifty shot of making the playoffs, but teams in the West have a 57% chance each year.
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