Without balanced schedules, formats other than the one we have now makes less sense. You play the most against your division, then conference, then rest of the league. The current playoff format recognizes this and is set up accordingly.
I find it funny that Toronto refuses to acknowledge the fact that they have 3 absolute bottom feeders in their division (Detroit - 27th, Buffalo - 28th, Ottawa - 31st) and as a result their point total is likely a little inflated since they played these teams more than those outside their division. Them starting round 1 on the road actually seems pretty fair.
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