from Greg Wyshynski of ESPN,

After adding Vegas and Seattle in the last five years, the NHL now has 32 teams. Half of them do not qualify for the playoffs. That is abjectly preposterous, and deleterious to growing the game.

Here's what the NHL postseason should look like, going forward:

20 teams, 10 from each conference

Start with a play-in round, featuring the No. 7-10 seeds, adopting the NBA's efficient and fair format

After the play-in round, the undeniably perfect 16-team battle of attrition known as the Stanley Cup playoffs

OK, almost perfect: Reorganize the final four teams by regular-season record, foregoing geographic designations in lieu of potential rivalry matchups for the Cup

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