How I'd rework the Divisions

by cmatthew35 on Jul 17, 2010 7:36 PM PDT

For no reason.

Campbell Conference

Pacific

Drop Dallas, nobody wants them around, Add Vancouver to give the Sharks an actual rival. Plus, no more 4 or 5 p.m. start times in Dallas, Huzzah. Four of these teams had 100+ points last year, and the other got lost at a Dunkin' Doughnuts.

1. Anaheim

2. Los Angeles

3. Phoenix

4. San Jose

5. Vancouver

Central Western

Puts everyone in the same-ish time zone, which has been the Stars' biggest complaint for a while. I know this essentially hands the Hawks the division for the next couple of years, but once Toews and Kane are off elc's that it's a toss up.

1. Chicago

2. Columbus

3. Dallas

4. Nashville

5. St. Louis

Mountain

Atlanta is the farthest west of all the teams I considered moving, all these teams travel a lot anyway, so it's not a big deal. With the level these teams are at I see it working out.

1. Atlanta

2. Calgary

3. Colorado

4. Edmonton

5. Minnesota

Wales Conference

Northeast

Detroit, Toronto, and Buffalo are all fairly close together, this works well. Boston and Montreal have a traditional rivalry, as do Toronto and Montreal. Three of these teams are the top three historical cup winners, so that gives NBC a reason to stop showing Penguins games.

1. Buffalo

2. Boston

3. Detroit

4. Montreal

5. Toronto

Central Eastern

Keep the two NY and Pennsylvania teams together. Make Ottawa play the Pens 6x a year, those games are entertaining.

1. New York

2. New York

3. Ottawa

4. Philadelphia

5. Pittsburgh

Atlantic

Offensively heavy Washington vs. Defensively minded New Jersey six times a season? Yes please. Carolina has a fierce (though spastic) rivalry with the Caps, the two Florida teams can suck each other off, whatever.

1. Carolina

2. Florida

3. New Jersey

4. Tampa Bay

5. Washington

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The Divs I came up with awhile back:

NW: Vanc, Calg, Edm, MN, Chi
West: SJ, LA, Ana, Color, Phx
Central: Dal, StL, Det, Colum, Pit
South: Nash, Atl, TB, FL, Carol
East: Wash, Phi, NJ, NYR, NYI
NE: Tor, Buff, Ott, Mont, Bos
These are based on Latitude/Longitude for the teams’ cities, and proximity.

I also came up with these, had Phx moved to Winpg, small differences:
NW: Vanc, Winpg, Calg, Edm, MN
West: SJ, LA, Ana, Color, Dal
Central: StL, Chi, Det, Pit, Colum
NE: Tor, Buff, Ott, Mont, Bos
South: Nash, Atl, TB, FL, Carol
East: Wash, Phi, NJ, NYR, NYI

What I’d prefer, would be to add 2 more teams, split the teams into 8 divisions at 4 per conference, where only the division winners would move on to the playoffs. This, along with eliminating OT and SO loss points, and ending every tied game with sudden-death OT, would give great incentive for teams to play for the win, and not for ties.

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by Soloact on Jul 17, 2010 8:57 PM PDT reply actions

What I’d prefer, would be to add 2 more teams, split the teams into 8 divisions at 4 per conference

Love this part, especially if those divisions are named Patrick, Adams, Smythe, and Norris…

where only the division winners would move on to the playoffs.

Can’t get behind this part. The last month of the season would be absolutely brutal if 22 teams had no playoff hopes and decided to out-tank one another for better draft position.

by BleedBlue42 on Jul 20, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions

A couple things.

Chicago is too far away from the West to be in the NW division.

I like the idea of a Canadian division plus Minny, but that is untenable from a travel standpoint. ( Winnepeg is two time zones away from Vancouver…no thx.

The NW works pretty good as is. I hear what the author says about putting us in the Pacific, but there is just too good of a great rivalry built up now with Calgary and Edmonton. ( especially the Flames.

Peace

by vancitydan on Jul 21, 2010 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Winnepeg is two time zones away from Vancouver…no thx.

Untenable? Dallas is two time zones away from California, but somehow we’ve managed. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Jul 21, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Heh…at least Winnepeg is close to some NHL city. Dallas is not. ;)

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by red army line on Jul 21, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions

At least Dallas is a city.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jul 21, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Nice

burn.

by red army line on Jul 21, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions

i think Winnepeg is what Al bundy called his Wife when she didnt get her Bon bons or he didnt want to give her sex

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 22, 2010 5:07 AM PDT up reply actions

This doesn’t take into account the future inevitability of Canada unhinging its jaw and swallowing the city of Phoenix.

by brokenyard on Jul 17, 2010 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

if they keep winning it may not happen methinks

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 18, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Dallas is actually a terrific hockey market, and Kane and Toews will be off ELCs as soon as…next season, if not already.

I liked how Gould Old Days arranged them in this post.

by red army line on Jul 19, 2010 8:41 PM PDT reply actions

i would keep the divisions all the same and just get rid of the sharks and kings…we only need one team in cali to root for thank you very much

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 20, 2010 7:22 AM PDT reply actions

Haha yeah they’d leave one team in California and it’d be the Goddamn Ducks.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jul 21, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

The Los Anaheim Duck-Kings of San Jose?

Centers: Pavelski, Thornton, Getzlaf, Kopitar
Wingers: Brown, Simmonds, Heatley, Marleau, Setoguchi, Perry, Ryan, guy LA will get soon
Defense: Johnson, Doughty, Scuderi, Boyle, Vlasic, Murray
Goalie: Hiller, Quick

by red army line on Jul 21, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

i almost rec’d this…but..i know our D is shitty…but come on scuderi or johnson over vishnoski?….

ok rec’d still intresting comment

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 22, 2010 5:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Vishnovsky was in Edmonton and Anaheim didn’t make the playoffs, so I didn’t seem him at all this past season (was he in the Olympics?). I was thinking about him though.

by red army line on Jul 22, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

He was great in the Olympics, but doesn’t matter too much — that blueline is pretty solid. Maybe replace Vlasic with “guy Anaheim will get soon”. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Jul 22, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

its the most respectable of the mascots yes

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 22, 2010 5:06 AM PDT up reply actions

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