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Remember, that playoff system was designed for a 6-division, 2-conference setup, not 8/2. Since there's never been an NHL alignment with 8 divisions, it's best not to use the pre-set options and instead set up a custom system to get what you want. In this case, it's relatively simple to do: choose Custom as the playoff type, then check the Conferences Separate and Division Leader Seeded boxes, and set Start Round to the 16-team option. That'll give you the division leaders plus four more teams per conference, for a total of 16.
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