TSN: Under the old playoff format there were four wild card teams, two per conference, but there is talk that things could change according to Darren Dreger.
“There’s been lots of discussions on whether or not the schedule should change, what the playoff format should look like among NHL general managers and the NHL head office. But the wild card system is a debatable issue. There are teams that think that four wild card spots making the Stanley Cup playoffs is too many. There’s some that believe that there should be more than two wild card spots in each conference.