The second-round matchups
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East: Ottawa (1), Carolina (2), New Jersey (3), Buffalo (4)
West: San Jose (5), Colorado (7), Edmonton (8)
Which means...
Ottawa will play Buffalo
New Jersey will play Carolina
San Jose will play
- if Calgary wins, Colorado; if Anaheim wins, Edmonton
Colorado will play
- if Calgary wins, San Jose; if Anaheim wins, Anaheim
Edmonton will play
- if Calgary wins, Calgary; if Anaheim wins, San Jose
The really interesting thing in the West is that one of the scenarios involves all four lower-seeded teams winning through, which would mean San Jose, then the top-seeded team, would face the Oilers. Anaheim would be the second-highest Western Conference team remaining and play Colorado. Zany stuff.
by James Mirtle @ 11:13 PM
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That is indeed quite zany, James.
Hey newspaper man - can you bring the full resources available at your disposal (ask the Hat) if there has ever been a playoff year where the top four seeds were eliminated in the first round. I would say no but my memory isn't what it used to be.
Enjoy this blog btw.
Since the league went to a 1 vs. 8 format in 1993-94, it's never happened.
I don't know about before that, as there was as system where teams played within their own divisions in the first round.
Meanwhile, the East is all set, with the top 4 going through.
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