It must really anger you that an 8th place team is about to win the Stanley Cup.
Me or Xahar?
I certainly don't like the fact that an 8th-seed team is winning the championship, though as I said in the Stanley Cup Final thread, that's only half the problem. The 'point' system is also a big reason. Even with a 16-team tournament, LA wouldn't be in the playoffs if W-L records were used and if overtime losses were treated just the same as any other loss.
For instance, the Kings won only 40 games out of 82 in the regular season (a losing record), while the Dallas Stars (a non-playoff team) won 42 games (a winning record). Yet because of overtime losses, the Kings are 1 win away from a title while a better team
from the same conference is out of the playoffs.