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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
1-8 & 2-7 are the same in either format. Each year.
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Ya that's why I prefer the conference ranking. The Sharks and Flames are 1 and 2 in the West at the time of writing, so right now, by conference ranking, it would be 1-8, 3-7, 2-5, 4-6 if the playoffs started today. Not bad but not great.
But the Knights are only two back of the Preds and three back of the Jets. So it's not unreasonable to be looking at 1-8 & 2-3 by conference in the first round.
Imagine finishing 2nd in the West and having to play 3rd in the West, while the top team plays the bottom and the 4th takes on the 7th. This would be a tough pill to swallow for 2&3 in my opinion.