Always. But it wouldn't cost any less.
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So rename the division.
NFL and MLB have teams from Florida and the northeast playing in the same division. No big deal.
What the hell kind of t-shirt shops for millionaires do you have around that place?
Coldnoodle
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YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAY?!?
THIS IS CRAY:
Atlantic Division: Carolina, New Jersey, the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington.
brucewaynegretzky
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Wasn't NHL-Gaf wildly in favor of the realignment when it was first shown?
I only remember Solo agreeing that it was awful. Too bad he's gonna be gone for ten years after this deal gets signed
I only remember Solo agreeing that it was awful. Too bad he's gonna be gone for ten years after this deal gets signed
TemplaerDude
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I don't know about price but most of them employ the dirt nastiest hipsters. I can only tolerate a certain amount of "yeah bro" before I snap and break necks.
Wasn't NHL-Gaf wildly in favor of the realignment when it was first shown?
I only remember Solo agreeing that it was awful. Too bad he's gonna be gone for ten years after this deal gets signed
nobody in the northeast liked the deal
we have tampa and florida in our division
(but it did give leafs a good chance to make playoffs every year :> )
Yeah, but then it gets boring if the Leafs and Habs are both really good for like 5 years straight (here's where you take your shot, NHL-GAF) and meet 5 straight years in the playoffs.
hey as long as your record turns out like ottawa... i don't mind
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 24 (Maple Leafs)
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 04 (Maple Leafs)
Won Conference Quarterfinal, 41 (Flyers)
Lost Conference Semifinal, 34 (Maple Leafs)
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 34 (Maple Leafs)
Dubbedinenglish
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I for one look forward the Panthers' conquest of Canada, like last season.
I feel like bragging rights should be contingent on how many lockouts have happened since.hey as long as your record turns out like ottawa... i don't mind
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 24 (Maple Leafs)
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 04 (Maple Leafs)
Won Conference Quarterfinal, 41 (Flyers)
Lost Conference Semifinal, 34 (Maple Leafs)
Lost Conference Quarterfinal, 34 (Maple Leafs)
Carolina and Jersey in the same division, eh? I'd rather have Carolina and Buffalo in the same division, but that'd be a stretch.
Also, are these re-alignments posted somewhere in full? Or are we just posting pipe dreams?
Freyjadour
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl-lockout/2013/01/05/nhl_nhlpa_mediation_continues_saturday/
Maclean going at Kyper about the $150M effect was pretty entertaining. Kyper's anger was much more visible after that.
Conference A
Anaheim
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Jose
Vancouver
Conference B
Chicago
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Conference C
Boston
Buffalo
Florida
Montreal
Ottawa
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Conference D
Carolina
New Jersey
NY Islanders
NY Rangers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
campoli is probably desperate for a pa job, he knows he has no career anymore
Freyjadour
Member
Fuck Conference B.
Something like the 3-4 team swap around mentioned a few months back (Colorado or Dallas to Central, Winnipeg to Northwest, Nashville to Southeast, whatever, etc.) wouldn't be too terrible. Mostly because I could take advantage of the Star's cheap as fuck tickets.
Something like the 3-4 team swap around mentioned a few months back (Colorado or Dallas to Central, Winnipeg to Northwest, Nashville to Southeast, whatever, etc.) wouldn't be too terrible. Mostly because I could take advantage of the Star's cheap as fuck tickets.
Dubbedinenglish
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Be careful what you wish for. The NE has been insanely competitive since the last lockout.
ZeroGravity
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Divisional re-alignment is still stupid. Fix Winnipeg's travel schedule by fucking up Tampa's and Florida's.
No kidding. There have been some furious battles for that coveted 9th seed.
Dubbedinenglish
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Nashville, or even Dallas makes more sense in the current set up.
Leeroy3101
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Columbus has some pretty wacky traveling but no one cares about us. We need to become relevant.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Hey, they could easily slot, say, Seattle and Quebec into those divisions. Weird.
Yeah because who the fuck wants to see great rivalries when both teams are good?
The realignment helps so teams dont have to play so many games against teams that are 2 time zones away.
Nashville makes the most sense in the current set up. They're closer than Dallas to all the other SE teams.
Freyjadour
Member
No worse than Detroit really.
Coldnoodle
Member
Old people get to see Montreal and Toronto now though.
Hey man watching them nonchalantly pass the puck around for 60 minutes as they both thought about tee times was riveting hockey.
Yeah well Marlies > IceHogs.
Anyways, didn't know Lebda was on the IceHogs. Dat defence.
At least IceHogs legend Martin St. Pierre got his 500th AHL point!
apocalidiot
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Will the realignment keep the new playoff structure that was proposed? I don't exactly remember what it was but I remember not liking it
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I used to want Detroit in a division further east but I'm fine with staying where they are and keeping up the rivalry with Chicago. Glad to see the Jets there, too.
Plus, the new realignment is supposed to cut back on west coast trips for every team (or at least make it all even) so that will be nice. I still say that any time a team that plays in the EST plays out west the game time should start no later than 9:00 EST.
Plus, the new realignment is supposed to cut back on west coast trips for every team (or at least make it all even) so that will be nice. I still say that any time a team that plays in the EST plays out west the game time should start no later than 9:00 EST.
Rivalries are great....until they aren't anymore. Think about Hawks/Nucks. Those series have been fun, but I don't think I'd care for another.
It was divisional playoffs. Top 4 teams in each division play each other for the first 2 rounds.
Nothing has been said as to whether they're changing it to divisional playoffs or not though.
sl pls
You can talk all you want but you'd be all over round 5 of Leafs/Habs.
It was top 4 of ever division
And quarter final was inter-division playoff then reseed
^ it was 2 rounds? :-0
To put it another way, I love love LOVE Habs/Bruins playoff series, but I don't want to see them annually, something this new playoff scheme makes a lot more likely.
Yeah because they were supposed to technically be 4 "conferences". First two rounds would be the divisional stuff and rounds 3 and 4 would be the conference winners.
Like the Habs would make the playoffs every year....
Happy now?
To each their own I guess. Personally, I'd love a CHI/DET, TOR/MTL, etc. series every year. The salt in here would be off the charts.
It's too dangerous for NHL to raise the cap too high without having a proper revenue projection
apocalidiot
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I feel like 2 rounds of interdivisional play is a little too much but I like the idea
SuperSonic1305
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I prefer Shyamalan flavour
Leeroy3101
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I'd hate for the cap to be as wonky as the NBA's. I'd prefer an NHL/NFL style cap in the MLB but that's a different discussion for a different time.
Did they fix the whole giant contract thing in these CBA talks?
Freyjadour
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Pushing the Jan 10/11 deadline is the last issue.
ZeroGravity
Member
They're apparently 2 million apart on the cap. How the hell do you not work that out?
That goes back to the time zone/travel issue though. Hypothetically speaking, a team like Columbus(playing VAN, SJ, LA in the first 3 rounds) would have to make multiple trips to the west coast and have half their playoff games start at 10pm or later in their home market. Same thing would apply to a west coast team if they played CHI, DET, STL. Half their games would be starting at 5pm or earlier.
Do you have any fucking idea how hard it is to divide 2 million in half?