Let's Just End The Season Today

Current NFL Playoff Picture:

Of course, the NHL has a new "divisional" format that's a bit more complicated. Let's work it out. (It's also tougher, since the teams have played a different number of games you need to sort by point percentages, not total standings points.)

This paints a much better picture than these standings. Here, we see the Blues have a firm hold on a playoff spot. The Avs have a better record then the Sharks, so they get to face the worse of the Western wild-cards, at the moment the Canucks.

It's kind of nice, personally, to not have to worry about facing the Sharks/Ducks/Coyotes until the conference finals, as they seem to be the hottest teams. (Yes, I know it's early. And the Blackhawks/Blues are probably just as good.)

In the East, the Lightning currently have a better points-percentage than the Penguins, so they get the Canadiens instead of the Bruins.

Overall, it's a bit strange that it's billed as divisional playoffs, and as it stands, 3 of the 8 first-round series aren't divisional. But shit happens.