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NHL Realignment Project – Week 40: The Arena Audit
Week 40 turned from maps to buildings: Kansas City, Seattle and Quebec had arenas coming, Long Island did not, and relocation plus two expansions made 32.
Toronto at Montreal: Randy Carlyle Starts on the Road
A short archive note on the night the Randy Carlyle era began in Montreal, and why a Dallas run through the same building was the comparison Toronto wanted.
NHL Realignment Project – Week 41: Bring Back the Whale
Week 41 squeezed Hartford back into the league by dropping Columbus, keeping the 32-team, four-conference frame and the same 28-48-6 schedule.
The South(l)east Division: Five Teams, Too Much Travel
The Southeast has two Stanley Cups since 2004 and a lousy reputation. In 2011-12 the travel map finally made the criticism look fair, Winnipeg included.
NHL Realignment Project – Week 42: A 28-Team Experiment
Week 42 went where the league never will: contraction to 28 teams in four conferences, with an 84-game schedule built to keep travel north to south.
NHL Realignment Project – Week 43: Five Divisions of Three
Week 43 kept all 30 teams where they were and rebuilt the map instead: two conferences, five three-team divisions each, and an 82-game schedule that fits.