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Message: [QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 5057825, member: 173"] They opted to go this way to try to build stronger divisional rivalries. An added benefit in the gambling era is bracket betting is possible, so I’d put the likelihood of reseeding after round 1 very, very low. I’d prefer 1-8 seeding, but hanging your hat on the Rangers having to play a 111 pt Carolina team instead of a 109 pt Boston team in round 2 isn’t all that compelling an argument. I suspect that bracket betting is a big enough deal (especially in Canada) that if they go back to 1-8, they would do it like the NCAA tournament with no reseeding. I suspect that’s a big part of why the NHL refuses to go back to 1-8; there’s enough upsets in hockey that round 2 will quickly be #1 vs #4 and #6 vs #7 which is really hard to justify. [/QUOTE]