From travisyost: Divisional imbalance sure to impact NHL playoff races. MORE:
One story I’ve been monitoring since the National Hockey League adopted a division-based playoff format at the onset of the 2013-14 regular season is how divisional imbalance influences playoff races.
But for those who have been disappointed with the realignment era of playoff hockey, it’s a lesser concern. The more distressing point has centered on the league’s implied bet that parity would exist at a division level , and the league’s trigger to automatically give 12 of 16 playoff bids to teams merely based on divisional placement.
Philadelphia isn’t the only team impacted by the swell of strength in the Metropolitan. But how do we define the strength of a given division, especially in a league where so many games are played within the division against common opponents? I like looking at crossover performance – how divisions fare against other divisions over the course of the season.
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