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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I have a feeling we will play the Blues. They were our matchup at the end of the season anyway being number 1 in the West and the Flames being the second wildcard.
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This is incorrect. The pre covid playoff setup was division based. At the pause, using strictly points (acknowledging that teams had unequal games played), the Flames were third in their division and would play second, which at that time were the Oilers.
Blues as the higher point gaining division leader would draw the second wildcard, which was either the Preds or Canucks at 78 pts.
It's all moot though with the bubble qualifier and playoff formats being changed from the 'regular' division playoff format to utilizing adjusted points based on games played to account for the unequal games played between teams at the pause.