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The NHL’s playoff format, instituted in 2013 to enhance division rivalries, is drawing a lot of criticism this spring.
Washington Capitals forward — and onetime, short-time Shark — Daniel Winnik told Sportsnet.com, “It’s the stupidest thing ever.”
Winnik is unhappy with a system that pits the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in each division against each other in the first round while the division winners play the Nos.