Franchise 2014-15 PLAYOFFS REMINDER

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Read up gents!

Please refer to this POST
LINK http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=118270.0

Starting 2013-14, Franchise NHL Play-off format will be revised to reflect the changes to the NHL Play-off format:

This is how the NHL sets up their new play-off format given 2013-14 re-alignment:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=685005

This is how Franchise NHL's new play-off format will work:

16 TEAMS QUALIFY
* 16-out-of-30 teams qualify for play-offs
* 8 teams from Western Conference (Pacific + Central Divisions)
* 8 teams from Eastern Conference (Atlantic + Metropolitan Divisions)
* Top 6 seeds per Conference come from Top 3 teams in each Division
* Remaining 2 seeds per Conference come from highest placing regular season finishers via points (2 from each West, 2 from East) regardless of Division

FNHL Standings Tie-breakers:
1. Best division record for entire season
2. Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with
3. Most fantasy points for entire season (skaters and goalie combined, not actual NHL points but fantasy points based on FNHL setup "Full Fantasy Team" stats)


HOW IT UNFOLDS (5 Weeks)
Conference Play-off Bracket ROUND 1
(Match-up 1) #1 Placing Division Winner  VS   Wildcard team with lowest reg. season placement
(Match-up 2) #2 Ranked Division Winner  VS  Wildcard team with 2nd lowest reg. season rank
(Match-up 3) #2 Ranked team Division X  VS  #3 Ranked team Division X
(Match-up 4) #2 Ranked team Division Y  VS  #3 Ranked team Division Y

* No re-seeding after each round.
* Franchise NHL Finals lasts for 2 weeks.

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2015 Franchise NHL Playoffs start Monday March 9th an last 5 weeks.