New NHL Play-off Format

[Icepilot]

Found on NHL.com.
Has this been added to the sim ?

The Stanley Cup Playoffs will still consist of 16 teams, eight in each conference, but it will be division-based and a wild-card system has been added.

The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division. It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends three.

The seeding of the wild-card teams within each divisional playoff will be determined on the basis of regular-season points. The division winner with the most points in the conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the fewest points; the division winner with the second-most points in the conference will play the wild-card team with the second fewest points.

The teams finishing second and third in each division will play in the first round of the playoffs. The winners of each series will play for berths in the conference championship series.

The winners of the conference championships advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

[SimonT]

It's been added in 2.2.0 by allow more than 1 division leader. The rest of the playoff is the same (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 7) to my understanding.

[Icepilot]

Based on what your saying i might have to disagree.

The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division.
It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends three.

[SimonT]

This is possible with version 2.2.0 if you run with 4 divisions on 2 conferences and put 3 Divisions Leader option. In each conference, the top 3 division’s leader (2 divisions per conference) will give you first 6 playoff spot for this division. The next two-highest places finished in each conference will fill spot 7 and 8 in the playoff.

[Icepilot]

Ok, Did not know which exact option to set in the sim to do that.

Thanks

[SCHL Commish]

So my question then is will the sim match up the 2nd and 3rd place teams in each division or will it just rank the remaining playoffs teams 1 through 8 when the playoffs start?

[SimonT]

I already answer you on that.

The rest of the playoff is the same (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 7) to my understanding.

And you first post confirm it.

The seeding of the wild-card teams within each divisional playoff will be determined on the basis of regular-season points. The division winner with the most points in the conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the fewest points; the division winner with the second-most points in the conference will play the wild-card team with the second fewest points.

The teams finishing second and third in each division will play in the first round of the playoffs. The winners of each series will play for berths in the conference championship series.

The winners of the conference championships advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

[bond007]

Sorry but that's not how it works, the key word is "divisional playoffs". You have to win your division to access the conference final.
The explanation are not so good on nhl.com, but it's clear it's divisional playoffs. You have better explanation here at the end of the page
http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=660161


It's like it was when there was 4 divisions (Adams, Patrick,...) except the 2 wild cards.
those 2 wildcard plays against the best team in each division and they are part of their division for the rest of the playoffs.

Let's say the best team is in division A and there is one wildcard in each division, the best one in division A


1: 1st of division A vs worst wildcard (div B)
2: 1st of division B vs best wildcard (div A)
3: 2nd and 3rd team of A
4: 2nd and 3rd team of B

2nd round
division A championship: winner of 1 vs winner of 3 (because 1st serie is the one of division A, the wildcard is not important)
division B championship: winner of 2 vs winner of 4


STHS with many divisions leaders will only give them priority over the 2 wild cards, so the teams in the playoffs will be like in the NHL, but the playoffs
matchup in 1st and 2nd round will not be the same.

[SimonT]

I understand that recently. This is becoming very complex to program without using Manual Playoff.

[Foo]

You can praticly do ANYTHING with the manual playoffs and division leaders options in the STHS, so come on, stop being lazy!

[Marc the Habs Fan]

You can praticly do ANYTHING with the manual playoffs and division leaders options in the STHS, so come on, stop being lazy!

But were you able to set it up so it will be like it will be the NHL starting in the 2014 playoffs for rounds 1-2?

[bond007]

I know manual playoffs can do the job, but the information on the forum is misleading since it's not true that the division leaders alone will make it like the NHL.

[Foo]

With manual playoffs you can do ANYTHING, you can put the last team in the standings and climb it to #1 spot if you want to, you can do conference crossover matchups, you can decide any matchup you want in any playoffs rounds. Just test it you'll see by yourself. It is relatively easy to copy the new NHL playoffs setup with this option. A great great option in the STHS, just use it.