Should the NHL expand the Stanley Cup playoffs?

We saw it in the NBA.

The play-in round permitted to generate a good amount of the money just before the start of the playoffs. Even if you're a 10th seeded team, you can qualify for the postseason if you find a way to win two games.

Of course, when you see the business side of it, you just can love it. But in terms of actual performances, why should a team make the playoffs if they didn't succeed to reach an acceptable level during the regular season? That's not fair and you diminish the importance of the regular season by doing so.

However, Greg Wyshynski, from ESPN wrote a great piece about it. He thinks that the NHL should adopt the same system. Here is his explanation...



One thing though : the play-in games in the NBA are very exciting to watch because there's a lot at stake, and that's how you bring new fans.

What do you think of the idea?