****, i keep forgetting there are those of us born mid 70s that remember actually watching those divisions play it out.
that was a great time …cant forget the chuck norris division when the leafs were essentially a western confrence team
Norris
Detroit, Toronto Chicago Minnesota, St Louis.
And the Smythe Edmonton,Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver, LA
The best part was 4 got in the playoffs for each Division with 5 teams...
The Patrick was the only Division with 6 teams.
When I used to tell people I liked hockey they would joke endlessly about every team making the playoffs. And I never got the joke because I always thought that was great.
Edit:. That's also why I take Roy's playoffs totals with a grain of salt. A division with Boston, Montreal, Quebec, Hartford and Buffalo meant Montreal or Boston was going to the conference finals every year.