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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Not necessarily, as the top 5 teams in a conference could all be in the same division.
This year, in the WC, it’s likely to be...
1-8
3-7
2-5
4-6
Though it’s totally possible, in the current format, to have...
1-9
4-8
5-7
2-3
With the 6th best team missing the playoffs
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That argument can be made for seeding 1-16, in fact there were years when the Flames missed the playoffs but had a better record than 8th in the East (I think one year they had a better record than 7th in the East).
To me, if you seed 1-8 in the conference, there shouldn't be divisions and the schedule be balanced within. Each conference.