Endless Possibilities. Zero Consensus.
Click the above image to get to the full info-graphic. Some of you loyal readers my be wondering what happened to my weekly posts, as they are even later than normal. Well, in what little free time I’ve had, I got sucked into creating the info-graphic that I always looked for but never found… illustrating …
Red Hot & Blue This is probably going to be the shortest write up of all time, because I’d written the longest write up of all time, then thanks to my Magic Mouse and OS X Lion on my Mac, an accidental and tiny single finger swipe acts as a “back button” and I …
I’m Having Contractions Back by popular demand, I’m going to be putting forth a realignment scenario that involves… Gary, hide your eyes… contraction. The more I think about it, the more I realize it just won’t ever happen. The following forces would rise up to fight it: The league — it doesn’t want that kind …
Most people have always had kind of a snide view of the Southeast Division. Despite the fact SE teams have won two Stanley Cup championships since 2004, (a feat only duplicated by the Central Division (’08 Detroit & ’10 Chicago), and that they have the most famous/recognizable player in the sport, they have somehow been …
Whale of a Tweak These week’s entry is only five days late. Which is slightly different than last week’s six days late. In that spirit, this week’s NHL Realignment Scenario is only slightly different than last week’s… nooch! I know the economic viability is a question, but everyone loves the idea of the Whalers (and …
The Breakdown: One relocation plus two expansions equals a 32-team league. Our breakdown this week yields yet another four-conference alignment. Each conference is made up of 8-teams that are reasonably geographically clustered. Pacific Conference Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers Seattle Metros* Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Central Conference Chicago …
Just what the folks in Seattle, Kansas City and Quebec City didn’t want to hear… Hey, there’s always the Islanders. Report: Phoenix Coyotes sale nearly complete to Greg Jamison; NHL team to stay in Glendale | Puck Daddy – Yahoo! Sports ».
Simply Seattle On time this week! As much as a lot of us would like to see the NHL contract to 28 teams, the reality is it’d take a massive collapse in league-wide revenues for that to happen… not to mention that Heavy G and the Boyz™ (Gary Bettman and the Board of Governors) will …