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NHL Realignment Project: If I Were King of North America
Because I am such a huge dork, I have decided that I am going to put up an NHL relocation and realignment plan on my blog every week from now until the end of the off-season.
What Every Week Will Bring
Some will have contraction, some will have expansion, most will have relocations, and all will have realignment.
King of North America
Since the initial basis of this is me being crowned King of North America, nuances and difficulties that would arise from the NHL Board of Governors, commissioner and fanbases are all moot points. Or a "moo point", for all you Friends fans out there.
It Is Good to Be Da King
Check back for my weekly fixin' of the NHL, or more likely effin' it up.
Update: I have decided to take it to the extreme and go a full year with these weekly updates. Lord, help us all.
What to Expect From the Series
The project is filed under hockey, realignment and ramblings. It starts with one plan a week until the off-season ends, and then, per the update, a full year of them.
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Conferences and Divisions: How They Shape a Season
Grouping decides the schedule, the playoff path and how often rivals meet. What conferences and divisions actually control, and why fans argue about them.
Travel, Time Zones and the NHL Schedule Debate
Distance is the easy part. Time zones change the body clock, which is why a genuinely fair schedule is harder to build than it looks on a map.