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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Agreed
But there should definitely be a play in game, in conference, in the event of a tie. Use tiebreaker for seeding, but not for who is in and who is out. Blues and Flames should have played. MLB does it, NHL should too.
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MLB used to do it, but changed it with the new playoff format wild card round. If think if NHL is going to have play-in games like NBA, it would have to be every season between teams 7-10 because broadcasters would want to have rights to those games.