Reason Number 5 million and seventy three that the east is better than the west:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings
while the west only has one team on the outside with a chance to get in the playoffs (still trailing by 7points nonetheless), the east still has 5 teams not yet statistically eliminated, with only 9 points between 6th and 12th place, and for some teams, only 10 points between 12th and 3rd (granted b/c the southeast is the worst division ever lol)
take that jay and your stupid western conference