From the league that brought you Clear Day rosters, the AHL is now expanding the playoff field to 23 teams in a rather convoluted fashion. All but two clubs in each division will make the playoffs with the top teams receiving byes to the Division Semifinals, while the others must face a play-in round best-of-3 to get to the big show.
Things are convoluted to put it lightly. With an uneven number of teams across divisions and an uneven number of games across teams, this is going to be a messy year from the standpoint of the playoffs.