I looked around but didn't find a thread discussing potential first round matchups and with 8 games or less left for each team, I think it's time to discuss it.
Because of the absolutely inane system the NHL is using, with the current standings, we'd pull toronto in the first round. Here are all the eastern conference matchups...
Tampa (106)
Jersey (86)
Boston (104)
Toronto (97)
Washington (95)
Philly (89)
Pitt (92)
Columbus (89)
Moving up to the one seed would mean only having to play one of tampa and toronto.
Having three of the four best conference teams in the same division really shows the weaknesses in this system. A 100+ point toronto team is going to have to open up, on the road, against either boston or tampa......
Because of the absolutely inane system the NHL is using, with the current standings, we'd pull toronto in the first round. Here are all the eastern conference matchups...
Tampa (106)
Jersey (86)
Boston (104)
Toronto (97)
Washington (95)
Philly (89)
Pitt (92)
Columbus (89)
Moving up to the one seed would mean only having to play one of tampa and toronto.
Having three of the four best conference teams in the same division really shows the weaknesses in this system. A 100+ point toronto team is going to have to open up, on the road, against either boston or tampa......
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