Hockey
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The league, the season and the roles: how the game is organised on and off the ice.
The Proposed 2013-14 NHL Realignment, Mapped
Elliotte Friedman reported a four-conference plan with Detroit and Columbus shifted east. Here is that proposed breakdown drawn out as a map.
Oh, You Want a RADICAL Realignment? Try 32 Teams
A 32-team re-imagining built on relocation and expansion, with two extra home-and-home rivalries per club and the final four format left alone.
The Official Tom Fulery 2013-14 Realignment Map
With approval in hand, here is the Tom Fulery version of the 2013-14 NHL realignment, drawn in the connector style used across the whole project.
An NHL Expansion Scenario: Quebec City and Seattle
With the Coyotes locked in for five years, expansion becomes the next hot topic. Here is how a four-conference, no-division NHL with Seattle could look.
After Sunrise: The Panthers Lease and the Exit Door
The Panthers have one of the softest arena leases in the league, which is why the exit talk is mostly posturing. Mostly, and that word matters.
Florida Bailout: What an $80 Million Exit Would Buy
A lease buyout, a subsidy request and a new owner with money to spend: how a Panthers exit turns into expansion money for the other 30 clubs.