NHL realignment

[Danzig]

i'm not liking what i'm seeing so far, with det and columbus both supposedly moving to the east.
this leaves 14 teams in the west, 16 in the east (jets move to the west obviously).
why not do two 15 team conferences, with three five team divisions? seems like that would make more sense for so many reasons.

thoughts?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm not liking what i'm seeing so far, with det and columbus both supposedly moving to the east.
this leaves 14 teams in the west, 16 in the east (jets move to the west obviously).
why not do two 15 team conferences, with three five team divisions? seems like that would make more sense for so many reasons.

thoughts?

Detroit pushing hard for the move...Hawks travel 25,000 air miles a year, NJ travels 12,000 a year..Interesting difference.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Detroit pushing hard for the move...Hawks travel 25,000 air miles a year, NJ travels 12,000 a year..Interesting difference.

yeah, i know detroit wants to move badly. but until they get to 32 in the league, i just think they should move the one team to keep it even in each conference. maybe they can realign in the division to help out on travel, i already know in one suggestion that the east changes dramatically division-wise.
hell, kep det and col in the west, and move nashville. that way neither the wings or bjackets get what they want.

[3kings]

How about 3 ten team divisions(East, Midwest and West)? It would give them more flexibility with future relocation and expansion.

[steve]

what about the time zones and the fan base. If I want to watch the jackets on the west coast the damn game does not start until 10:30pm and gets over 1-1:30am. It makes it hard to get up for work the next day. Maybe I need to schedule off days or call in sick!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by steve

what about the time zones and the fan base. If I want to watch the jackets on the west coast the damn game does not start until 10:30pm and gets over 1-1:30am. It makes it hard to get up for work the next day. Maybe I need to schedule off days or call in sick!

why would you want to watch the 'jackets??

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 3kings

How about 3 ten team divisions(East, Midwest and West)? It would give them more flexibility with future relocation and expansion.

i was thinking that...but what about two sc finalists? if anything, they need to split in four.

[Zaf]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Detroit pushing hard for the move...Hawks travel 25,000 air miles a year, NJ travels 12,000 a year..Interesting difference.

Do you have any data on how many miles each team travels per year ? I always thought Winnipeg was the team that traveled the most. they seem so isolated.

[Zaf]

The eastern teams have the life of riley, especially this season. Lots of short jaunts ! How about those Habs this year ?