Why the NHL must expand the Stanley Cup playoffs - ESPN

As the NBA, NFL and MLB add more teams to their postseasons, the NHL remains at 16. Here's the case for why it should increase that number.

The last few weeks of the 2021-22 NHL season have had all the drama of a foregone conclusion. The Eastern Conference playoff field has been set since, oh I don't know, Halloween 2021. The eight play… [+19411 chars]

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