Comments on: NHL Realigns. Emergency Staff Meeting.

By: Deja Vu All Over Again | What's Up, Ya Sieve

Deja Vu All Over Again | What's Up, Ya Sieve — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:58:59 +0000

[…] So remember that time, way back in Dec. 2011 BL (Before Lockout) when the NHL proposed a realignment plan that never actually happened? […]

By: Cassy

Cassy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:18:43 +0000

Sorry I’m late everyone. I got some blue markers for Jeff at Staples on my way, but I was perusing the emergency agenda and then got stuck trying to do the math on the Steel Cage Death Match and then got side-tracked thinking of Bruins v Pens and/or Flyers.

I brought cookies!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:55:54 +0000

The thought of a Bruins-Pens or a Bruins-Flyers SCF just has be giddy.
Imagine the possibilities…and the insanity.

By: scott38

scott38 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:25 +0000

Definitely a big shakeup by the league. Overall, this is a better balance for more teams than the old system. The big winners here are Detroit, Dallas and Columbus. Detroit gets to play more games against mid-west time zone teams (which means more people watching at a decent hour). Dallas also gets to avoid so many crazy games out of time zone, etc. Columbus gets a much better shot at making the playoffs, which is of primary importance to that club.

However, you are overlooking perhaps the biggest benefit of the new system in terms of the playoffs. Assuming that there will be a re-seeding of teams based on points once you get the “final four” teams playing for the cup, depending on how that is done, you could end up with Bruins – Flyers for the Stanley cup…or Bruins – Rangers…or Bruins Penguins…or Edmonton – Detroit…or Rangers – Canadiens. The possibility of those finals is very exciting.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:47:50 +0000

Veronica, you’re a genius. You too, Jess.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:27:18 +0000

NOW you are talking names!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:21:05 +0000

Perhaps they plan on adding 2 new teams…or eliminating 2 teams…

By: Pants

Pants — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:15:06 +0000

SO MUCH PENGUINS VS. CAPITALS. Extremely happy Pants may have been controlling this with her mind. Random concessions were made in other conferences to accommodate as much Sid/Staal/Nealmobile/Flower/SexHair vs. Pooh/Piglet/Carlzner/Brooksy as possible. Sorry to you all for the inconvenience.

And hey, Florida’s only a 3 hour flight. One trip, two teams, plus it’s a hell of a lot warmer than Ottawa in January. I’d be loving that setup.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:13:15 +0000

How about this one Jess..

The one with Jonathan Toews
The one without Jonathan Toews
The one who wishes they had Jonathan Toews
The one with Jeff Skinner

Or…

1. Jonathan
2. Toews
3. Captain
4. Serious

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:12:12 +0000

Also, I would like someone to explain to me how it’s fair that two conferences have 8 teams and two have 7…

This is a sincere question.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:07:02 +0000

Suggestions for Conference names:

The One With Jonathan Toews
The One with Sidney Crosby
The One with Gabriel Landeskog
The One With Tyler Seguin

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:05:37 +0000

No! By splitting up Vancouver and Chicago (or Calgary and Chicago for that matter), that means Jonny… errr… I mean all the Blackhawks only come to town ONCE a year. But I agree about the stress that final would cause. My city already burned to the ground once. And that was the Bruins. I can only imagine…

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:41:35 +0000

I suspect they were doing their best to keep the rivalries together – Chicago/Detroit, Boston/Montreal, Rangers/Flyers, Pens/Flyers (seriously, who doesn’t have a rivalry with Philly?), Montreal/Toronto, Pens/Caps. But feel like the Islanders and Devils could have replaced Florida and Tampa.

Thank god Vancouver and Chicago aren’t in the same conference. There’s no way I could stand to see them play six times a season. It’s bad enough they could someday play against each other FOR THE CUP. If that happens I’m taking the entire series off from work and sequestering myself somewhere safe.

By: Shi

Shi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:22:55 +0000

In regards to the weird Florida, Boston conference… I’ve heard speculation that it was done to boost ticket sales in the lesser markets (i.e Florida and Tampa) by hosting more Canadian teams, thus appealing to the “snow birds.” (aka the canadians who come down to spend the winters in FL’s toastiness) How boston got lumped in there, I’m not entirely sure.