Instead of doing a normal one of these I did some statistics instead. This will be our 6th year, so with 5 years behind us we have a large enough sample to make some interesting statistically insights. I looked into the % chance each playoff seed has at making it to the Semi-Finals, Finals, and Winning it All. You do not want to be the 9 or 10 seed. This also shows that winning your division helps, but the best team can come from outside the top 4 as well.
This is our current playoff standings.
% Chance to make the following rounds:
Standing | Team | Semi-Finals | Finals | Victor |
1 | Vancouver Canucks | 100% | 60% | 40% |
2 | St. Louis Blues | 40% | 0% | 0% |
3 | Buffalo Sabres | 80% | 80% | 20% |
4 | Edmonton Oilers | 20% | 0% | 0% |
5 | Colorado Avs | 80% | 20% | 20% |
6 | Boston Bruins | 20% | 0% | 0% |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | 40% | 20% | 20% |
8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 20% | 0% | 0% |
9 | Anaheim Ducks | 0% | 0% | 0% |
10 | Detroit Red Wings | 0% | 0% | 0% |