This is how the NHL should be set up. The new format has too many repetitive playoff series. These series as you can see would be so much more entertaining:

Leave your predicitons down in the comments with your Playoff predictions with these teams and how its set up

Toronto
Boston
Montreal
Buffalo
Ottawa

Tampa
Columbus
Carolina
Detroit
Florida

Washington
Islanders
Pittsburgh
Rangers
Devils
Flyers

San Jose
Vegas
Anahiem
Arizona
LA

Calgary
Colorado
Dallas
Edmonton
Vancouver

Winnipeg
Nashville
Minesota
St louis
Chicago

Tampa*
Toronto**
Columbus***
Washington
Boston
Islanders
Montreal
Pittsburgh

Calgary*
Winnipeg**
San Jose ***
Nashville
Vegas
Colorado
Dallas
Minnesota

Tampa Vs Pittsburgh
Toronto vs Montreal
Columbus vs Islanders
Washington vs Boston

Calgary vs Minnesota
Winnipeg vs Dallas
San Jose vs Colorado
Nashville vs Vegas

Tampa over Pitt in 6
Toronto over Montreal in 5
Columbus over Islanders in 7
Washington over Bostonin 5

Calgary over Minnesota in 7
Winnipeg over Dallas in 5
San jose over Colorado in 5
Nashville over Vegas in 6

Tampa over Washinton in 7
Toronto over Columbus in 6

Calgary over Nashville in 6
San Jose over Winnipeg in 7

Toronto over Tampa in 7
San Jose over Calgary in 7

Toronto over San Jose in 6

THIS is how the NHL should be setup...

Prince of Wales North
Boston
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto

Prince of Wales South
Carolina
Florida
Nashville
Tampa Bay

Price of Wales East
Ottawa
New Jersey
NY Islanders
NY Rangers

Prince of Wales West
Calgary
Edmonton
Seattle
Vancouver

Clarence Campbell North
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Winnipeg

Clarence Campbell South
Arizona
Colorado
Dallas
St. Louis

Clarence Campbell East
Columbus
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington

Clarence Campbell West
Anaheim
Los Angeles
San Jose
Vegas

Playoff Structure:
Each team that tops their division earns a birth.
4 wildcards per conference.

Schedule:
Teams would play every team from the other conference once = 16 games (switch home and away every year)
Teams would play every team from their own conference that are outside their division 4 times = 48 games (2 home and 2 away)
Teams would play every team from their own division 6 times = 18 games (3 home and 3 away)