@LuckyTony Hello! A big topic, at least with the people I talk hockey with, involves the new realignment. There are now 4 Divisions (two in the Eastern Conference and Two in the Western Conference) and a new setup to make the playoffs. The top three teams in each division are guaranteed a playoff spot (before there was three divisions in each Conference and only the top team in each division was guaranteed to make the playoffs.) The remaining teams in each division fight for two "wildcard" spots, which goes to the teams that finish with the most points regardless of division. This means one division could have three playoff teams (top three make playoffs in each division) and the other division could have five teams in the playoffs. The wildcard team with the fewest points (so the 8th playoff team) faces against the team with the most points regardless of division. So much like before 1vs8 2vs7, then the team that finishes second in their division will face the team that finished third in their own division. (Hope that helps)