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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Not in the first round. The Stars and the Avs are legit cup contenders and one of these teams is guaranteed not to make it to the 2nd round. Meanwhile we have a Kings vs Oilers 1st round matchup for the fourth year in a row. I fail to see what is good about this playoff format.
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This sort of thing has happened every year, regardless of playoff format.
The teams don't line up neatly from 1 to 8, based on records, it just doesn't work that way. That's why the NHL went back to a divisional structure, at least this way there are rivalries.