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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 15, 2013 15:31:55 GMT -5
They probably love it. Minus 40 one day, five day road trip to plus 40 temperatures But seriously the easiest solution is move Nashville to the SE, Move Minnesota or Colorado to Central, move Winnipeg to the NW. It's not so hard bingo. not fair to possibly keep teams with higher point totals out of the playoffs I have to admit, that doesn't totally bother me; happens in baseball and other leagues all the time. If we really don't ever want to exclude higher point-earners from the playoffs, then we should eliminate divisions entirely, but I don't like that solution, either.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 15, 2013 15:50:51 GMT -5
bingo. not fair to possibly keep teams with higher point totals out of the playoffs I have to admit, that doesn't totally bother me; happens in baseball and other leagues all the time. If we really don't ever want to exclude higher point-earners from the playoffs, then we should eliminate divisions entirely, but I don't like that solution, either. No but you have more of a chance excluding them in this proposal then in the current system.
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Post by BR329 on Feb 15, 2013 16:06:43 GMT -5
So Realignment is very likely to occur for next season. And it will very likely be similar to the original proposal made by the NHL in 2011. prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/13/nhls-realignment-plan-has-been-tweaked/Still the situation in Phoenix needs to be settled before they can confirm anything however I see them moving to Quebec. Weather the NHL moves Winnipeg into the "West" conference with Edmonton and Calgary or just waits to expand to Seattle is another big question. Still this is just how I think it's going to work out. Why is the NHL so hell bent on this stupid realignment? I dunno I've kinda warmed up to it. I like the idea of the playoffs going through the division. Plus it'll make it better for teams like Winnipeg, Columbus and Dallas in terms of lowering travel costs and allowing fans to watch there away games at an appropriate time (That doesn't really apply to Winnipeg)
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Post by BR329 on Feb 15, 2013 16:12:54 GMT -5
Also a less radical setup is being proposed according to the Ottawa Sun.
• The Winnipeg Jets could move from the Southeast Division to the Northwest to replace the Colorado Avalanche with Vancouver, Minnesota, Edmonton and Calgary. The Jets have always wanted to be among their Canadian rivals.
• The Avalanche would then go to the Pacific Division to replace the Dallas Stars. Colorado wouldn’t mind the move because it would eliminate the Avs from having to go into Canada to face their divisional opponents.
• The Stars would then move to the Central Division to replace the Columbus Blue Jackets. It has been a major complaint for Dallas because the club plays most of its games two time zones away and it has hurt local TV numbers.
• The Jackets would take Winnipeg’s spot in the Southeast Division with Tampa, Washington, Florida and Carolina. That would be a good for Columbus because it would move them out of the highly competitive Central in the West.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 18:53:42 GMT -5
Also a less radical setup is being proposed according to the Ottawa Sun. • The Winnipeg Jets could move from the Southeast Division to the Northwest to replace the Colorado Avalanche with Vancouver, Minnesota, Edmonton and Calgary. The Jets have always wanted to be among their Canadian rivals. • The Avalanche would then go to the Pacific Division to replace the Dallas Stars. Colorado wouldn’t mind the move because it would eliminate the Avs from having to go into Canada to face their divisional opponents. • The Stars would then move to the Central Division to replace the Columbus Blue Jackets. It has been a major complaint for Dallas because the club plays most of its games two time zones away and it has hurt local TV numbers. • The Jackets would take Winnipeg’s spot in the Southeast Division with Tampa, Washington, Florida and Carolina. That would be a good for Columbus because it would move them out of the highly competitive Central in the West. So you want to move a team that's located in the north in the SE division by........a team that's located in the north???
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Post by Unocal 76 on Feb 15, 2013 18:58:31 GMT -5
I think realignment would be good- there are some teams that really need this (Dallas, Winnipeg for timezone scenarios).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2013 18:58:39 GMT -5
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