Get rid of wildcard spot

[NHL Dude 120]

Dumb idea or not but instead of the two wildcard spots why not just have top 4 teams in each division make the post season?

Currently in the Atlantic the top four are

Florida

Toronto

Ottawa

Tampa

Have 1v4 and 2v3 no need for wildcard spot.

Could make rivalries more fun and intense since there's more chance of consistent rivalries. I remember the 2013 sens vs Habs series make hate Montreal alot. Think what a Battle of Ontario could do.

Out west we could get Battle of Alberta and Vegas vs Kings. Bettman would be grinning from joy.

Edit: soo top 4 teams in each of the four Divisions would make it in no wildcard spots. Meaning 16 teams qualify.

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[Nemesis Prime]

NHL would never.

Less games, less money.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

NHL would never.

Less games, less money.

Ah crap I wrote it wrong I mean top 4 teams in each division.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

If anything, we will see them adding more = more revenue

 

[JoeSakic13]

Dumb idea

Yup

 

[syz]

Consistent rivalries have been proven boring at this point tbh. Go back to 1-8. Nobody wants to see Oilers/Kings again.

 

[Goose]

If you whisper this idea down an abandoned well at midnight you’ll have a better chance of seeing it brought to life than suggesting this to the NHL.

 

[x Tame Impala]

The Wildcard spots account for differences in strength of division.

 

[JoeSakic13]

If you whisper this idea down an abandoned well at midnight you’ll have a better chance of seeing it brought to life than suggesting this to the NHL.

Instructions unclear. Now trapped in well.

 

[BB79]

Consistent rivalries have been proven boring at this point tbh. Go back to 1-8. Nobody wants to see Oilers/Kings again.

I disagree.

Ironically, if we went back to 1-8 right at this moment guess who the Oilers would be playing? You can't make this up