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NHL Realignment Project

NHL Realignment: A Do-It-Yourself Map Kit

A layered Photoshop file of the announced NHL alignment, plus a blank version for building your own, with all 30 teams ready to move or drop.

NHL Realignment Project

Nate Silver Optimizes the NHL, Then I Redraw It

FiveThirtyEight asked why Canada cannot win the Cup and rebuilt the league around fan intensity. Here is that 28-team NHL with a realignment spin.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Quebec City and Las Vegas: Only Two Bids Came In

Only two cities put up the $10M application fee, which makes the westward expansion talk look shaky. Here is the map that followed that news.

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