The NHL playoffs drop the puck today  in Raleigh, North Carolina as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Ottawa Senators at 3pm EST. Another year of playoffs with the terrible divisional format and the 2-1-0 points system. This year’s edition of the NHL postseason features a seven and eight seed in the conference squaring off in the first round, a first round Western Conference matchup between the second and third best in the conference, a potential second round conference matchu