any chance for toronto and the jets, eh???
There's been a lot of "the playoff format is making good teams play each other too early" talk today, especially from Toronto media, so here's what the first round would look like under the old format:
(1) TB vs. (8) NJ
(2) Washington vs. (7) Columbus
(3) Boston vs. (6) Philly
(4) Toronto vs. (5) Pittsburgh
(1) Nashville vs. (8) Colorado
(2) Vegas vs. (7) LA
(3) Winnipeg vs. (6) SJ
(4) Minny vs. (5) Anaheim
Not sure how that's easier for any team than their current series. Maybe Boston gets it easier with Philly but that's about it.