I love the playoff system and it's not going anywhere. What I would like to see, and would maybe convert the none playoff believers is to cut it down from 6 in each division to 4 in each division makes the playoffs. Make it tougher like baseball. The last 2 years the conference winners haven't made the final. I would give them a reward for finishing 1st. I do this:
1st place in each conference go straight to the conference finals.
2nd plays the winner of the 3v4 in a two legged semi final
3 host 4 in a one game play in for the chance at playing 2.
This would also help cut the playoffs by a week, which as we saw in the finals, would do the northern teams a lot in terms of weather.