bustaheims
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Real_ESPNLeBrun: I'm not in Pebble B but a source inside BOG meeting said it took a bit less than an hour of discussion to reach agreement on re-alignment.
2012/2013 realignment
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bustaheims
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garylawless: Nhl has passed four conference realignment with all teams to play one another in home-at-home #winnipegjets
Of course, go with the stupid, complicated and just flat out absurd one instead of sticking with the system that, you know, works.
Of course, go with the stupid, complicated and just flat out absurd one instead of sticking with the system that, you know, works.
GhostofPotvin29
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EDIT: I beat you once, you beat me once. Even.
bustaheims
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That being said, I like the opportunity to go back to "named" divisions/conferences instead of geographically based ones.
bustaheims
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Deebo said:
I guess, unless they name conferences after them or randomly assign them among the semi-finals rounds, yeah.
Kin
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bustaheims
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TSNBobMcKenzie: ANA, LAK, SJS, PHX, COL, VAN, CGY, EDM in one 8-team conference. DAL, STL, CHI, MIN, WPG, NSH, DET, CBJ in other 8-team conference.
TSNBobMcKenzie: TOR, MTL, OTT, BUF, BOS, FLA, TB in one 7-team conference. NYR, NYI, NJD, PHI, PIT, WSH, CAR in other 7-team conference.
TSNBobMcKenzie: TOR, MTL, OTT, BUF, BOS, FLA, TB in one 7-team conference. NYR, NYI, NJD, PHI, PIT, WSH, CAR in other 7-team conference.
bustaheims
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TSNBobMcKenzie: First two rounds of playoffs are strictly within conference -- 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3, winners face each other. Just like old Divisional format.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Four conference winners are seeded on total points, 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, so an all-East or all-West final is possible.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Teams play home-and-home (2 games) vs all teams outside of own conference with balance of games played against own conference rivals.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Four conference winners are seeded on total points, 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, so an all-East or all-West final is possible.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Teams play home-and-home (2 games) vs all teams outside of own conference with balance of games played against own conference rivals.
bustaheims
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Wilson raises an interesting point - some interesting Cup Final pairings return, though Toronto-Montreal is still not possible.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=382065
The plan, finalized on Monday would see four separate conferences established to replace the current two-conference, six division system.
The proposed new conferences would be arranged to accommodate both geographical proximity as well as established rivalries.
The existing Northeast division would be expanded to include the league's two Florida-based teams, making a conference of: Boston, Buffalo, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and Toronto.
Meanwhile, the existing Atlantic Division would gain two teams for a seven-team conference including: Carolina, New Jersey, the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington.
The Central Division would be modified to form a conference of Mid-Western teams including: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, and Winnipeg.
The three Canadian teams from the Northwest Division would join a proposed Western Conference including: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose and Vancouver.
The realignment is aimed at evening out the travel schedules for all NHL teams with each team playing teams outside their conference twice per year, once at home and on the road.
In the seven-team Conferences, teams would play six times -- three home, three away. In the eight-team Conferences, a bit more manoeuvering would be required.
Teams in the conferences of eight would play either five or six times per season on a rotating basis; three teams would play each other six times and four teams would play each other five times. This process would reverse each season.
The top four teams in each Conference would qualify for the playoffs. The first-place team would play the fourth-place team; the second-place team would play the third-place team. The four respective Conference champions would meet in the third round of the Playoffs, with the survivors playing for the Stanley Cup.
The division winners would be re-seeded for the Conference Finals based on regular season points totals. This opens up the possibility that two teams that are currently in the same conference could conceivably play each other in the Stanley Cup Final.
The plan, finalized on Monday would see four separate conferences established to replace the current two-conference, six division system.
The proposed new conferences would be arranged to accommodate both geographical proximity as well as established rivalries.
The existing Northeast division would be expanded to include the league's two Florida-based teams, making a conference of: Boston, Buffalo, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and Toronto.
Meanwhile, the existing Atlantic Division would gain two teams for a seven-team conference including: Carolina, New Jersey, the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington.
The Central Division would be modified to form a conference of Mid-Western teams including: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, and Winnipeg.
The three Canadian teams from the Northwest Division would join a proposed Western Conference including: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose and Vancouver.
The realignment is aimed at evening out the travel schedules for all NHL teams with each team playing teams outside their conference twice per year, once at home and on the road.
In the seven-team Conferences, teams would play six times -- three home, three away. In the eight-team Conferences, a bit more manoeuvering would be required.
Teams in the conferences of eight would play either five or six times per season on a rotating basis; three teams would play each other six times and four teams would play each other five times. This process would reverse each season.
The top four teams in each Conference would qualify for the playoffs. The first-place team would play the fourth-place team; the second-place team would play the third-place team. The four respective Conference champions would meet in the third round of the Playoffs, with the survivors playing for the Stanley Cup.
The division winners would be re-seeded for the Conference Finals based on regular season points totals. This opens up the possibility that two teams that are currently in the same conference could conceivably play each other in the Stanley Cup Final.
ZBBM
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Off the top of my head I think this actually looks pretty good. The two Florida teams in our conf is stupid -- might as well call it the Snowbird Conference -- but it's hard to see how they do it otherwise, unless they stuck DET and CBJ in with us and put FLA and TBL in the midwest.
crazyperfectdevil
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so just how sick of the bruins are we going to get?